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housing counseling agency

housing counseling agency provides counseling and assistance to individuals on a variety of issues, including loan default, fair housing, and home buying. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

hud

environment for all Americans; it does this by addressing housing needs, improving and developing American communities, and enforcing fair housing laws. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

hybrid

Act against both the employer for breach of contract and the union for breach of the duty of fair representation b : of, relating to, or being representation of a criminal defendant in which the defendant represents

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inequitable

inequitable : contrary to the principles of equity : not fair or just [ conduct] in·eq·ui·ta·bly adv

infringement

use of copyrighted or patented material or of a trademark, trade name, or trade dress see also equivalent, fair use NOTE: Infringement of a trademark, trade name, or trade dress involves use of one by the infringer

irrational

rational: as a : not governed by reason, mental clarity, or understanding b : not governed by a fair consideration of facts or evidence ;broadly : arbitrary [an decision to deny the permit] ir·ra·tio·nal·i·ty [ir-ra-shə-na-lə-tē] n ir·ra·tio·nal·ly

jury

12 members. According to federal law, federal grand and petit juries must be “selected at random from a fair cross-section of the community in the district or division wherein the court convenes.” State jury selection varies and

just compensation

same position as before the property is taken see also eminent domain NOTE: Just compensation is usually the fair market value of the property taken. Attorney's fees or expenses are usually excluded.

forfeit

forfeit [Anglo-French, from Middle French forfait, past participle of forfaire to commit a crime, from fors outside + faire to do] : something forfeited or subject to being forfeited vt 1 : to lose or lose the

liberty

from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership or services 4 : right [the right to a fair trial is a fundamental secured by the Fourteenth Amendment "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"]

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