(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
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a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
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(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) immediate and direct physical control over property
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…
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Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…
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Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…
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a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime co…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application, including,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alle…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: judicial, proceeding, brought, party, prosecutes.An instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel t…
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