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consideration
is given in good faith in exchange for the transfer of property good consideration 1 : a consideration based on a family relationship or natural love and affection 2 : valuable consideration in this entry NOTE: When
good faith
also good faith exception, good faith purchaser compare bad faith NOTE: The meaning of good faith, though always based on honesty, may vary depending on the specific context in which it is used. A person is said
jurisdiction
original jurisdiction ;specif : supplemental jurisdiction acquired by a federal court allowing it to adjudicate claims that are based on state law but that form part of a case brought to the court under its diversity jurisdiction
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ineffective assistance of counsel
on the part of the attorney may also be the basis for a claim. Most claims are, however, based on the attorney's failure to provide competent representation. Competent representation does not require the best representation, only a
cause
of the nature of certainty necessary to establish proof in court. 2 : justification for an administrative search based on a showing that it is to be conducted in accordance with standardized nonarbitrary regulatory procedures designed to
Hindu
The Madras Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1926 does not define the term 'Hindu'. This word has had a fairly wide connotation. In origin, it indicated people living in the Indus region. It is only by subsequent usage … the development of Hindu religion has always been inspired by an endless quest of the mind for truth based on the consciousness that the truth has many facets. Truth is one but the wise men describe it
Copyhold
of the subject in examining titles. In the previous edition of this work, copyhold was described as a base tenure founded upon immemorial custom and usage; its origin is undiscoverable, but it is said to be the
trust
in the property or as a lender holding mortgages on the property resulting trust : an implied trust based upon the presumed intentions of the parties as inferred from all the circumstances that the party holding legal
prejudice
directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics [the Constitution does not prohibit laws based on per se "R. H. Bork"] b : an attitude or disposition (as of a judge) that prevents
Remainder
the remainders must be created by the same deed or instrument, but a will and codicil may be fairly denominated the same instrument, for they take effect at the same time; and a deed giving a power, … contingent remainders to their pristine vigour although the Act had abolished real actions on which they were largely based. This Act, however, provided that the accidental determination by forfeiture, surrender or merger of a preceding estate of
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