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balloon payment

balloon payment the final lump sum payment due at the end of a balloon mortgage. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

bar

bar often attrib 1 a : the railing in a courtroom that encloses the area around the judge where prisoners are stationed in criminal cases or where the business of the court is transacted in civil...

bill

avoid repeated litigation bill of review : an equitable bill used to start a suit to have the final judgment of a previous suit set aside compare bill in the nature of a bill of review in

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callable debt

redeem the security at a specified price on or after a specified date, but prior to its stated final maturity. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

dispose of

or ownership of another [disposed of the property by will] 2 : to deal with conclusively : determine finally [received petitions for injunctions…The common theme in disposing of these "W. J. Brennan, Jr."]

claim and delivery

action to obtain temporary possession of property held by another until title to the property is determined by final judgment of the court

closing costs

closing costs fees for final property transfer not included in the price of the property. Typical closing costs include charges for the mortgage

closing statement

closing statement A lawyers final statement to the judge or jury before deliberation begins in which the lawyer requests the judge or jury

collateral order doctrine

collateral order doctrine : an exception to the final judgment rule that allows review of orders conclusively determining a disputed question when the question is independent and

conclusion

relevant facts [our upon the present evidence "Missouri v. Illinois, 200 U.S. 496 (1905)"] 2 a : a final summarizing (as of a closing argument) b : the last or closing part of something 3 : an

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