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abortion

abortion 1 : the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus ;esp

Stigma

or shame and mark or label indicating deviation from a norm. In the context of an order of termination or compulsory retirement of a government servant stigma would mean a statement in the order indicating his misconduct

desertion

without cause or justification NOTE: Desertion is a ground for divorce in many states. b : intentional permanent termination of custody over one's child ;also : abandonment c : abandonment of military duty without leave and without

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interest

this entry reversionary interest : an interest in property (as a possibility of reverter or a power of termination) remaining in the transferor of the property or in his or her successor in interest security interest 1

abatement

: deduction ;esp : a deduction from the full amount of a tax in abatement : subject to termination because of a formal or procedural defect [there shall be no reversal in the Supreme Court…for error in

Minor

provisions of the Indian Majority Act, 1875 is to be deemed not to have attained his majority. [Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (34 of 1971), s. 2 (c)] It means a person who, under the provisions

accelerate

cause (a future interest in property) to vest by removing the preceding interests (as by failure or premature termination) vi : to enforce an acceleration clause [held that the creditor's right to was suspended "J. J. White

attainder

to reach, attain, ultimately from Latin attingere to reach, from ad to + tangere to touch] : the termination of the civil rights of a person upon a sentence of death or outlawry for treason or a

confusion

interests or rights in property into one compare merger 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : the termination of an obligation by a person acquiring the right from which the obligation arose 3 : the mixing

consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act (cobra)

act (cobra) A federal law that requires employers to allow employees to continue their health insurance coverage after termination, in the same insurance group, at the group rate, and providing the same benefits

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