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admission against interest
n. an admission of the truth of a fact by any person, but especia...
arrest
v. 1) to take or hold a suspected criminal with legal authority, ...
beneficial interest
n. the right of a party to some profit, distribution, or benefit ...
compound interest
n. payment of interest upon principal and previously accumulated ...
contingent interest
n. an interest in real property which, according to the deed (or ...
foreseeability
n. reasonable anticipation of the possible results of an action, ...
ingress
1) n. entrance. 2) n. the right to enter. 3) v. the act of enteri...
interest
n. 1) any and all, partial or total right to property or for the ...
material representation
n. a convincing statement made to induce someone to enter into a ...
possessory interest
n. in real estate, the intent and right of a person to occupy and...
prescriptive easement
n. an easement upon another's real property acquired by continued...
presentment
n. 1) making a demand for payment of a promissory note when it is...
presumption of innocence
n. a fundamental protection for a person accused of a crime, whic...
res adjudicata
n. a thing (legal matter) already determined by a court, from Lat...
res judicata
: (rayz judy-cot-ah) n. Latin for "the thing has been judged," me...
residue
n. in a will, the assets of the estate of a person who has died w...
respondeat superior
(rehs-pond-dee-at superior) n. Latin for "let the master answer,"...
restraining order
n. a temporary order of a court to keep conditions as they are (l...
restraint of trade
n. in antitrust law, any activity (including agreements among com...
restraint on alienation
n. an attempt in a deed or will to prevent the sale or other tran...
resulting trust
n. a trust implied by law (as determined by a court) that a perso...
security interest
n. generic term for the property rights of a lender or creditor w...
springing interest
n. a future right to title to real property created by a deed or ...
undivided interest
n. title to real property held by two or more persons without spe...
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