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hostile

a party to a legal action [if the interests of the party joined involuntarily render him to the original plaintiff, he must remain a defendant "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] 3 a : adverse to or incompatible

horizontal privity

or successive interest in the land burdened or benefited by the covenant 2 : the relationship between the original supplier of a product and an ultimate user or a bystander affected by it used esp. in connection

hate crimes

threat of violence that is intended to injure and/or intimidate the victim(s) because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, religious, sexual orientation, or disability.

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habeas corpus

Latin, literally, you should have the body (the opening words of the writ)] : any of several writs originating at common law that are issued to bring a party before the court ;esp : habeas corpus ad

general contractor

that contracts to be in charge of a building project usually involving the use of subcontractors called also original contractor prime prime contractor

fortuitous event

fortuitous event : an event of natural or human origin that could not have been reasonably foreseen or expected and is out of the control of the persons

dependent relative revocation

the making of a new will which is not made or is found to be invalid then the original will is still in effect

felony

which the punishment may be death or imprisonment for more than a year see also attainder, treason NOTE: Originally in English law a felony was a crime for which the perpetrator would suffer forfeiture of all real

felon

felon [Anglo-French felon fel, literally, evildoer, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin] : one who has committed a felony

fair housing act

that prohibits discrimination in all facets of the home buying process on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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