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  • 111in perpetuity — adj. Forever; perpetual. adv. in perpetuity The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. in perpetuity …

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  • 112employment at will — A type of employment in which either employer or employee may end the working relationship at any time and for any reason. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. employment at …

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  • 113life in being — life in be·ing: the life of a particular person (as a lineal descendant) in existence at the time of the creation of a deed or will or at the time of the testator s death the interest must vest by the end of lives in being plus 21 years see also… …

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  • 114limited — I adjective angustus, bounded, brevis, checked, circumscribed, circumscriptive, confined, confining, constricted, controlled, cramped, curbed, definite, enclosed, fixed, hampered, impeded, insular, narrow, parvus, prescribed, restrained,… …

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  • 115tenant for life — a person entitled under a trust to the use of or income from property for the duration of his life. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. tenant for life …

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  • 116residency — res·i·den·cy / re zə dən sē/ n pl cies 1: an often official place of residence 2: the condition of being a resident of a particular place Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 117umpire — um·pire n: a person having authority to decide finally a controversy or question between parties: as a: one appointed to decide between disagreeing arbitrators b: an impartial third party chosen to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a… …

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  • 118dower — dow·er / dau̇ ər/ n [Anglo French, from Old French douaire, modification of Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dot dos gift, dowry]: the life estate in a man s real property to which his wife is entitled upon his death under common law and some… …

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  • 119partnership — part·ner·ship n: an association of two or more persons or entities that conduct a business for profit as co owners see also uniform partnership act in the important laws section compare corporation, joint venture, sole pro …

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  • 120covenant — cov·e·nant / kə və nənt/ n 1: an official agreement or compact an international covenant on human rights 2 a: a contract in its entirety or a promise within a contract for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act a covenant not to… …

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