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Most Popular Legal Definitions
accounts payable
bills that are owed
viz
To wit, or namely
deterrence
a principle or objective of sentencing a person guilty of a crime which ensures
that the punishment is sufficient to deter the guilty person, and others, from
committing the same crime
landlord
A land or building owner who has leased the land or building to another person.
postnuptial agreement
A separation agreement.
but for rule
one of several tests to determine if a defendant is responsible for a particular
happening; in this test, was there any other cause, or would it have occurred
"but for" the defendant's actions? (For example, a speeding motorist loses
control and kills someone. Was there any other cause but for the defendants
actions that would have caused this incident?)
occupational rent
A joint property compensatory claim based on an allegation that one tenant ought
to be debited the value of their exclusive occupation of the family or
jointly-held home.
mortgage
An interest given on a piece of land, in writing, to guarantee the payment of a
debt or the execution of some action.
carryover
In taxation accounting, using a tax year's deductions, business losses or
credits to apply to the following year's tax return to reduce the tax liability.
setting
The action of a court in scheduling a trial or
hearing.