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accord and satisfaction

an agreement to accept less than is legally due in order to wrap up a specified matter; once the accord and satisfaction is established, and the amount paid, the debt is cleared

aid and abet

to help commit a crime

furiosi nulla vountas est

Latin, "mentally impaired persons cannot validly sign a will."

absolute

Complete, and without condition.

pauper's oath

An affidavit of indigence.

inter alia

Latin, meaning 'among other things.'

title

1) Ownership of real property or personal property, which stands against the right of anyone else to claim the property. 2) the name for one's position in a business or organization. 3) the name for a legal case.

antenuptial (prenuptial) agreement

written contract between two people about to marry; setting out the terms of of possession of assets, treatment of future earnings, control of the property of each, and potential division if the marriage is later dissolved

indefeasible

Not to be annulled or made void; not forfeitable.

non sequitur

Latin, "it does not follow." The term usually means that a conclusion does not logically follow from the facts or law.