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101wrongful death — n: a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another sought damages for the wrongful death of their murdered daughter Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
102Collection agency — A collection agency is a business that pursues payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses.[1] Most collection agencies operate as agents of creditors and collect debts for a fee or percentage of the total amount owed.[2] There are many… …
103friendly suit — n. A lawsuit brought by parties who agree on a particular settlement but need a judicial decision to make it binding; see also declaratory judgment The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …
104heir — heirless, adj. /air/, n. 1. a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter s death. 2. Law. a. (in common law) a person who inherits all the property of a deceased person, as by descent,… …
105AUTOPSIES AND DISSECTION. — Respect for the dead, and the utmost reverence for the human body after death are enjoined by both Jewish law and custom. The rabbis deduce the prohibition of the desecration of the corpse (nivvul ha met) as well as the duty of the reverent… …
106Society of the United States — The society or culture of the United States is a Western culture, and has been developing since long before the United States became a country with its own unique characteristics and developments such as dialect, music, arts, cuisine, etc. Today… …
107next of kin — 1: one or more living persons in the nearest degree of relationship to a particular individual 2: those persons entitled by statute to receive the property in an intestate s estate compare heir Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
108native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, Aboriginal American, or First Nation… …
109privity — priv·i·ty / pri və tē/ n pl ties [Old French privité privacy, secret, from Medieval Latin privitat privitas, from Latin privus private] 1: the direct connection or relationship between parties to a contract or transaction (as a purchase) privity… …
110buy — To acquire the ownership of property by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor; or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase. To obtain something for a price, usually money. See also purchase @… …
