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casualty protection

casualty protection property insurance that covers any damage to the home and personal property either inside or outside the home. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and

impair

impair 1 : to damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing [ed health] 2 : to diminish the value of

component part

component part : something (as a building or part of a building) that cannot be removed without substantial damage to itself or to the immovable property to which it is attached

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coverage

the terms of an insurance contract [the policy lists four s: liability, medical payments, uninsured motorists, and physical damage]

cure

cure cured cur·ing vt : to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as a : to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant's case caused by procedural errors made during a...

custody

authority over something or someone: as a : supervision and control over property that usually includes liability for damage that may occur b : care and maintenance of a child that includes the right to direct the

deposit

a limited time or specified purpose such that the depositary is liable to some extent for loss or damage to the property see also sequestration compare bailment hiring loan for consumption and loan for use at loan

dram shop act

to an intoxicated person who causes injury to another as a result of the intoxication called also civil damage act civil liability act

fault

bases for liability in the law of torts. 2 : responsibility for an act or omission that causes damage or injury to another [relative degrees of ] see also comparative fault at fault : liable or responsible

floater

of personal property (as jewelry or art) ;specif : a policy of insurance to protect against loss or damage of goods in transit or goods (as jewels) naturally subject to use in various places called also floating

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