Comparer - Law Dictionary Search Results
judgment
decision or determination on a matter or case by a court ;esp : final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition, finding, holding, opinion, ruling, verdict NOTE: Under Rule 54 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
partnership
that conduct a business for profit as co-owners see also Uniform Partnership Act in the Important Laws section compare corporation, joint venture, sole proprietorship NOTE: Except in civil law as practiced in Louisiana, where a partnership, like
liability
which one is liable: as a : a financial obligation : debt [tax ] [the bonds are liabilities] compare asset contingent liability : an amount that may or may not be owed depending on the outcome of
Keep your definitions linked to case research
Abstract of title
unless it be stipulated otherwise), and delivers it to the solicitor of the proposed purchaser or mortgagee, who compares it with the original title-deeds, and makes requisitions (when necessary), in order to ascertain any important but undisclosed
verdict
actions is for the plaintiff or for the defendant and in criminal actions is guilty or not guilty compare judgment compromise verdict : a verdict produced not by sincere unanimous agreement on guilt or liability but by
title
grantor who purported to sell the property before acquiring title ;also : a doctrine that requires such vesting compare estoppel by deed at estoppel NOTE: The doctrine of after-acquired title generally does not apply when the grantor
sale
one party to another for a price ;also : the contract of such a transaction see also short compare barter, donation, exchange, gift absolute sale : a sale that takes place without conditions and with title simply
presumption
conclusive presumption : a presumption that the law does not allow to be rebutted called also irrebuttable presumption compare rebuttable presumption in this entry mandatory presumption : a presumption that a jury is required by law to
merger
: the absorption of a lesser estate or interest into a greater one held by the same person compare confusion 2 : the incorporation and superseding of one contract by another 3 a : the treatment (as
tenancy
last survivor [a right to sever the joint tenancy] see also tenancy by the entirety in this entry compare tenancy in common in this entry life tenancy : the tenancy of one with a life estate ;also
Try the research workspace - 7 days free