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loan

financing a purchase or enterprise prior to obtaining other funds [used a bridge loan to purchase a new home prior to the sale of their previous one] con·ven·tion·al loan [kən-ven-chə-nəl-] : a loan for the purchase of

help

help Homebuyer Education Learning Program; an educational program from the FHA that counsels people about the home buying process; HELP

Domicile and residence

Domicile and residence, etymologically, 'residence' and 'domicile' carry the same meaning, inasmuch as both refer to the permanent home, but under Private International Law, 'domicile' carries a little different sense and exhibits many facets. In spite of

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Intoxicating liquor

and other offences (ss. 65-85). In some cases a convic-tion entails forfeiture of the licence. 10. Procedure, and Home Office Rules.--Quarter sessions may divide their area into districts for the purposes of the Act (s. 5), and

Ship

includes 'every ship employed in trading or going' within the above limits; and 'Home-trade passenger ship' means 'every home-trade ship employed in carrying passengers.' A ship cannot be registered as a British ship unless owned by British

Residence

item; to have a settled abode for a time. It is the place where a person has fixed home or abode. In Webster's Dictionary, 'to reside' has been defined as meaning 'to dwell permanently or for any

Dwelling place

which lays down a technical test of territorial connection amounting to residence, the concept of an abode or home would be implicit in it. In other words, it must be a house or a portion thereof which

Employed in an establishment

any establishment and include any labour who is given raw materials by an employer or a contractor at home referred to as the home-worker and any persons employed by an employer or a contractor but working at

Desertion

the common obligations of the married state; the state of things may usually be termed, for short, 'the home'. There can be desertion without previous cohabitation by the parties, or without the marriage having been consummated. The

assumable mortgage

assumable mortgage when a home is sold, the seller may be able to transfer the mortgage to the new buyer. This means the

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