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Peer

Lords, as either Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, or Baron, or Scots or presumably Irish representative peer, although the status of Irish representative peers is apparently undecided owing to the establishment of the Irish Free State. The king

Perfect

transfer to an appeals court by satisfying procedural requirements, (b) to put (one's security) in a position or status having priority over subsequently perfected security interests or unperfected security interests by taking statutorily prescribed steps to give

Periodic lease

lease, it recognises the lessee's rights of landholding, or a person who is already a land-holder loosing that status. If on a settlement the period of lease happens to be for a term of less than 10

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upgrade a petition

date to be reached. Upgrading a petition sometimes has consequences. A preference petition for a spouse permits derivative status for children. An immediate relative petition does not. You, the petitioner, would need to file separate petitions for

public domain

public domain 1 : land owned directly by the government 2 : the realm or status of property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are

territoriality

territoriality 1 : territorial status 2 : the jurisdiction of a sovereign state over matters within the limits of its territory esp. as

fresh start

fresh start The characterization of a debtor's status after bankruptcy, i.e., free of most debts. (Giving debtors a fresh start is one purpose of the Bankruptcy

equality

a : sameness or equivalence in number, quantity, or measure b : likeness or sameness in quality, power, status, or degree

fair housing

housing" laws entitle home buyers, renters, and mortgage borrowers with protections against discrimination based on disability, gender, marital status, race, and sexual orientation (among other things).

fair housing act

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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