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Assessment of damages

Assessment of damages, the assessment of damages is split into two parts. The first part comprises damages for the period between death and trial. The multiplicand is

Skiver

An inferior quality of leather made of split sheepskin tanned by immersion in sumac and dyed It is used for hat linings pocketbooks bookbinding etc

Rive

To rend asunder by force to split to cleave as to rive timber for rails or shingles

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Rend

To separate into parts with force or sudden violence to tear asunder to split to burst as powder rends a rock in blasting lightning rends an oak

Phase splitter

A device by which a single phase current is split into two or more currents differing in phase It is used in starting single phase induction motors

Chap

To cause to open in slits or chinks to split to cause the skin of to crack or become rough

Paddlewood

The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks

gift

the civil law of Louisiana made of a movable corporeal object by actual delivery and involving no formalities split gift : a gift made by a spouse to a third person that for purposes of gift tax

gift tax

imposed on a donor for gifts of property made during the donor's lifetime see also annual exclusion, gift split gift at gift, unified transfer tax compare death tax, estate tax, generation-skipping transfer tax

points

are collected at closing and may be paid by the borrower or the home seller, or may be split between them. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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