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casual

casual 1 a : not expected or foreseen b : not done purposefully : accidental 2 a : employed for irregular periods [a worker] b : engaging in an activity on an occasional basis [a seller]

damage

damage [Old French, from dam injury, harm, from Latin damnum financial loss, fine] 1 : loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation 2 pl : the money awarded to a party in...

defalcation

defalcation [earlier, deduction, lessening, shortcoming, from Medieval Latin defalcatio discounting of debt, from defalcare to cut down, deduct, from Latin de- away from + falc-, falx sickle] 1 : failure to account for or pay over...

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disability

disability pl: -ties 1 : inability to pursue an occupation because of a physical or mental impairment ;specif : inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment...

extraordinary

extraordinary 1 a : going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary ;specif : of, relating to, or having the nature of a proceeding or action not normally required by law or not prescribed for the...

natural object

natural object : a person likely to be the recipient of some thing or action ;esp : a person who is close to or related to a person dying whether testate or intestate, who would reasonably...

failure

failure 1 : omission of occurrence or performance ;specif : a failing to perform a duty or expected action [a to mitigate damages] [ to prosecute] 2 : a lack of success or adequacy [ of...

foreseeable

foreseeable : such as reasonably can or should be anticipated : such that a person of ordinary prudence would expect to occur or exist under the circumstances [a risk] [the expenses] [a plaintiff] fore·see·ably adv

fortuitous event

fortuitous event : an event of natural or human origin that could not have been reasonably foreseen or expected and is out of the control of the persons concerned (as parties to a contract) : force...

graduated payment mortgages

graduated payment mortgages mortgages that begin with lower monthly payments that get slowly larger over a period of years, eventually reaching a fixed level and remaining there for the life of the loan. Graduated payment loans...

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