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Semester

a college or university which divides the year into two terms … a term in a college or university which divides the year into two terms

Complaint

Complaint. This term is most generally used with reference to Courts of Summary … with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and also with a fine. That being so the expression

Demise

is applied to an estate either in fee or for term of life or years, but most commonly to the latter;

intermediate term mortgage

intermediate term mortgage a mortgage loan with a contractual maturity from the … the time of purchase equal to or less than 20 years. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Hilary term

Formerly one of the four terms of the courts of common law in England beginning on … on the thirty first of the same month in each year so called from the festival of St Hilary January 13th

Bote

is impeachable for waste and unless expressly restrained by the terms of the conveyance, settlement, or devise, to reasonable estovers or … of husbandry. The owner of an estate for life or for years is entitled, even if he is impeachable for waste and

Reversionary lease

expiration of a former lease. It did not create any term or estate, but only an interesse termini (see that title). … be created in law to take effect more than twenty-one years from the date of the instrument purporting to create it,

Enticement

woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for term which may extend to two years, or with fines, or

Dissenters Chapels Act

for the last twenty-five years; unless they are, in express terms, prohibited or excluded by some written instrument governing the foundation.

chapter 13 bankruptcy

the property, but must make payments according to the court's terms within a 3 to 5 year period. Source: U.S. Department … according to the court's terms within a 3 to 5 year period. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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