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  • Nuisance

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Nuisance Meaning of Nuisance An actionable wrong , distinct from trespass and negligence . Consists in the wrongful act or omission on the part of the defendant which indirectly impairs the use and […]

  • Damages

    Hello Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Damages in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term damages into Spanish: perjuicios (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus Resources See Also Law […]

  • Executor

    One appointed by a testator to carry out the directions and bequests in his will and to dispose of the property according to his testamentary provisions after his decease. A woman thus appointed is called an executrix , although the term executor may apply to a woman if that is the […]

  • Personal Injury

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  • Contribution

    Contribution

    The performance by each of two or more persons jointly liable by contract or otherwise , of his share of the liability . It arises where two or more persons are subject to a common liability other than for fraud or for wilful tort. A sharing of the loss, because of a […]

  • Contribution

    Contribution

    The performance by each of two or more persons jointly liable by contract or otherwise , of his share of the liability . It arises where two or more persons are subject to a common liability other than for fraud or for wilful tort. A sharing of the loss, because of a […]

  • Estate

    Estate

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Estate Meaning of Estate The degree, quantity, nature and extent of interest which a person has in real property is usually referred to as an estate and it varies from absolute ownership down to naked […]

  • Estate

    Estate

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Estate Meaning of Estate The degree, quantity, nature and extent of interest which a person has in real property is usually referred to as an estate and it varies from absolute ownership down to naked […]

  • Good Samaritan

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Good Samaritan Meaning of Good Samaritan Law It refers to someone who renders aid in an emergency to an injured person on a voluntary basis. Usually, if a volunteer comes to the aid of an injured or ill […]

  • Conspiracy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Conspiracy Meaning of Conspiracy An agreement between two or more persons to do an act that is unlawful or a lawful act by unlawful means . An inchoate offense and the agreement need not be shown to […]

  • Conspiracy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Conspiracy Meaning of Conspiracy An agreement between two or more persons to do an act that is unlawful or a lawful act by unlawful means . An inchoate offense and the agreement need not be shown to […]

  • Negligence

    Negligence

    Negligence is the omitting to d: something that a reasonable man would do or the doing of something which a reasonable man would not do so under the existing circumstances. See Watson Bro. Transp. Co. v Jacobsen, 97 N. W.2d 52. 168 Neb. 862; Also Baltimore & P.R. Co. Jones, 95 U.S. 439,24 […]

  • Negligence

    Negligence

    Negligence is the omitting to d: something that a reasonable man would do or the doing of something which a reasonable man would not do so under the existing circumstances. See Watson Bro. Transp. Co. v Jacobsen, 97 N. W.2d 52. 168 Neb. 862; Also Baltimore & P.R. Co. Jones, 95 U.S. 439,24 […]

  • Prima Facie

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Prima Facie Meaning of Prima Facie At first sight ; on the first appearance ; on the face of it. Prima Facie Alternative Definition At first view; from […]

  • Prejudice

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Prejudice Meaning of Prejudice Bias; preconceived opinion ; favoring of one cause as opposed to another, without justification . In practise , prejudice indicates some deprivation of legal right or […]