(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.fiduciary duty
A special legal duty to put another party's interests first.
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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…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…
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…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…
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.Words connected by meaning
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To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledgea deed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in commo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided; as legal assessors,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marryi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, co…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: special, legal, duty, party, interests.Explore Academic Dictionary
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