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interrogate

responses see also miranda rights NOTE: Under Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (1980), interrogating includes not just express questioning, but also any words or actions that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit

inverse condemnation

inverse condemnation : an action brought against the government by a landowner to obtain just compensation for a taking of property effected without a formal exercise of eminent domain ;also : the taking

judgment

after 20 days following the commencement of the action. Summary judgment may be granted on all or on just part of a case. b : an obligation (as a debt) created by a decree of a court

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justify

justify -fied -fy·ing vt 1 : to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable [does not a

loan servicer

notify insurers and investors of potential problems. Loan servicers may be the lender or a specialized company that just handles loan servicing under contract with the lender or the investor who owns the loan. Source: U.S. Department

prescription

or 3 years for movables) the Code also requires that the possessor possess in good faith and under just title. Acquisitive prescription does not run in favor of a person having precarious possession, because he or she

chamaephyte

a perennial plant that sets its dormant vegetative buds just at or above the surface of the ground

qualify

certain requirements or criteria [ for a tax credit] 2 : to acquire competent power or capacity [has just qualified as a lawyer]

readjust

readjust : to adjust again ;esp : to voluntarily reorganize (a corporation) vi : to become readjusted re·ad·just·ment n

regulatory taking

to enact safety regulations) and for which the owner may seek a writ of mandamus, declaratory relief, or just compensation (as by inverse condemnation) compare physical taking, zoning NOTE: In order to determine whether a regulatory taking

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