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living will
directions for the administration and esp. the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining medical treatment in the event of terminal illness or permanent unconsciousness see also advance directive compare durable power of attorney at power of attorney
immigration marriage fraud amendments of 1986
through which the status was obtained was and is a valid one, their conditional immigrant status may be terminated and they may become deportable. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
going private
going private : the process of transforming a public corporation into a close corporation by terminating the registration of the corporation's stock, the listing of the stock on an exchange, or the active trading
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election
a party to a contract that has been breached by the other party to choose to continue or terminate the contract see also election of remedies, equitable election
vested
or privilege : not dependent on any contingency or condition ;specif : not subject to forfeiture if employment terminates before retirement [ pension benefits] 2 : having a vested interest [a employee] [a beneficiary]
breach
3 : the condition of having committed a breach of contract used in the phrase in breach [a terminating party who is not in is entitled to expenses "C&S/Sovran Corp. v. First Fed. Sav. Bank of Brunswick,
absolve
absolve ab·solved ab·solv·ing 1 : to set free or release from some obligation or responsibility [a judgment terminating a parent's rights…s that parent of all future support obligations "In re Bruce R., 662 A.2d 107 (1995)"]
adoption
process pursuant to state statute in which a child's legal rights and duties toward his natural parents are terminated and similar rights and duties toward his adoptive parents are substituted. Source: FindLaw
alimony
: alimony awarded after divorce which consists of payments at regular intervals that may change in amount or terminate (as upon the payee's remarriage) tem·po·rary alimony : alimony pendente lite in this entry 2 : means of
annuity
annuity compare joint-and-survivor annuity in this entry life annuity : an annuity payable during the annuitant's lifetime and terminating at death called also straight life annuity life income-pe·ri·od cer·tain annuity : an annuity that guarantees a minimum
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