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Money Bill

current coin; metal stamped in pieces as a medium of exchange and measure of value. Hence, anything serving the same purpose as coin, late ME. In mod. use applied indifferently to coin and to such promissory documents … ordinary acceptation. It means coins and paper currency used as circulating medium of exchange, and does not embrace notes, bonds, evidences of debt, or other personal or real estate, Lane v. Railey, 280 Ky 319, 133 SW

Money

hearing

hearing 1 : a proceeding of relative formality at which evidence and arguments may be presented on the matter at issue to be decided by a person or body having decision-making authority compare trial NOTE: The

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prospectus

supplied to prospective purchasers and providing a disclosure of detailed information concerning the company's business and financial standing NOTE: Under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus is part of the registration statement that must be filed … prospectus pl: -tus·es [-tə-səz] : a preliminary printed statement describing a business or other enterprise and distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants ;specif : a description of a new security issue supplied to prospective purchasers

property

see also asset, estate, interest, possession abandoned property : property to which the owner has relinquished all rights NOTE: When property is abandoned, the owner gives up the reasonable expectation of privacy concerning it. The finder of … proprieté, from Latin proprietat- proprietas, from proprius own, particular] 1 : something (as an interest, money, or land) that is owned or possessed see also asset, estate, interest, possession abandoned property : property to which the owner

worthier title

the property by descent rather than by devise since descent has been thought to convey a better title NOTE: The doctrine of worthier title today is usually considered in light of its implication for inter vivos transfers … worthier title often cap W&T : a common-law doctrine providing that an heir receiving a devise of an estate that

dictum

for determining the rights of the parties involved called also obiter dictum compare holding, judgment, precedent, stare decisis NOTE: Dicta have persuasive value in making an argument, but they are not binding as precedent. … dictum pl: dic·ta [-tə] [Latin, utterance, from neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere to say] : a view expressed by a judge in an opinion on a point not necessarily arising from

guardian

: a guardian by natural relationship having custody of the person but not the property of a minor NOTE: Under common law the father is considered the natural guardian of a child until his death or incapacitation, … guardian : one who has or is entitled or legally appointed to the care and management of the person or property of another compare committee, conservator, curator, receiver, tutor guardian

cover

is always free to choose between and damages for nondelivery "Uniform Commercial Code"] ;also : the substituted goods NOTE: Under the Uniform Commercial Code, when a seller does not perform on a contract, the buyer has the … cover 1 : insure [this policy s other family drivers] 2 : to give protection against or compensation or indemnification for [doesn't flood damage] vi : to obtain cover [where the

Agriculture

or for, use in, the farming of land, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, 4th Edn., Para 3, Note 2, p. 4. Agriculture, is defined, though not exhaustively, as including horticulture, fruit growing, dairy farming and livestock … Agriculture, the term 'agriculture' has been defined in various dictionaries both in the narrow sense and in the wider sense.

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Brief any judgment in 18 sections.