Rpr: Real Property

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eminent domain

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the legal right of the governmental authorities to buy up private property for public use

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easement

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the legal right that gives a person the right to use another person's land

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plat

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the map that lays our the division of land into lots or sections

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abstract

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the history of the previous persons that have held title to a real property

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fee simple

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unconditional ownership of the land without any questions

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convey

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to transfer property to another owner

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fixture

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the chattel that has been attached to a real property or holding

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lien

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the legal claim on property in order to gain settlement of a debt that is owed

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seisin

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the actual possession or custody of the property

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metes and bounds

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the boundaries and corners which denote the physical measurements of a piece of property

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hypothecate

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to promise or pledge without actually delivering a title

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riparian owner

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the person who has ownership over the land that joins the waterway

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defeasible title

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a title that can be avoided or ignored

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appurtenance

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something which is attached to the land indefinitely and permanently

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quitclaim deed

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a document that states or conveys the interest and limits of those of the person who owns the document

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public domain

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governmental ownership of a piece of property

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homestead

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a place in which a family lives that has been protected by law from creditors

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right of survivorship

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joint tenancy

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cloud on title

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an impairment of the title

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warranty deed

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a deed or document which gives the buyer a vested title to the property

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prescription

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gaining a title by an extended period of use of the property

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redemption

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purchasing back property that has been foreclosed upon

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party wall

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a wall that has been put up on the property line that is shared by both parties

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premarital

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a promise or agreement made before the actual marriage ceremony

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cohabitation

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living in a relationship as husband and wife

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femme sole

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a woman who is unmarried

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affinity

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a relationship with the blood kin of a husband or wife

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no-fault divorce

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a provision or law that states that the person filing for the divorce does not have to find or prove that their marriage partner is at fault

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miscegenation

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a marriage in which the parties are not of the same racial ethnicity

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monogamy

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a marriage in which there is only one man and one woman involved in the relationship

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common-law marriage

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a marriage that has been entered in upon mutual agreement without ceremony

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conciliation

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to come to an agreed upon settlement without animosity

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basis for granting divorce

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the ground or circumstances that warrant a divorce

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community property

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the property that a married couple has obtained during the course of the marriage

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consanguinity

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the blood kin relationship

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bigamy

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a marriage in which there are two wives or two husbands in existence during the same period of time

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necessaries

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the food, clothing, housing, and medical costs that are needed to sustain a quality of life

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alimony pendent elite

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the monies paid for alimony when a divorce has not been finalized

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sequestration

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the taking of property to gain custody over it

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domicile

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the legal residence in which you live

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Enoch Arden

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a law that gives grounds for obtaining a divorce based on the continuous absence of the party in question

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property settlement

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the agreed upon disposition of the community property of the married parties

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vinculo matrimonii

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the term that means divorce in the Latin

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antenuptial

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the term that means "before marriage"

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voidable marriage

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the term given for a marriage that could be voided or negated

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mensa et thoro

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a separation during the marriage

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conjugal

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marriage

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enciente

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with child or pregnant

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condonation

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a pardon or forgiving of an offense

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consortium

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conjugal or wedded fellowship of husband and wife

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coverture

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a woman that is married

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collusion

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an agreement which brings about a fabrication of false evidence