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  • 101attest — at·test /ə test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi: to bear witness: testify… …

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  • 102inter vivos — in·ter vi·vos / in tər vī vōs, vē / adv or adj [Late Latin]: between living persons an inter vivos transfer see also donation inter vivos at donation; gift inter vivos at gift; …

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  • 103proprietary — pro·pri·e·tary 1 /prə prī ə ˌter ē/ n pl tar·ies 1: something that is used, produced, or marketed under exclusive legal right of the inventor or maker; specif: a drug (as a patent medicine) that is protected by secrecy, patent, or copyright… …

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  • 104self-incrimination — n. The act of testifying against oneself or implicating oneself in a crime, which the Fifth Amendment forbids the government to require of anyone. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …

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  • 105elector — elec·tor n 1: a person who is qualified to vote 2: a member of the electoral college in the U.S. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. elector …

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  • 106accommodation — I (adjustment) noun accordance, adaptation, agreement, arrangement, compositio, composition of differences, compromise, friendly agreement, harmonization, mutual understanding, obliging, provision, readjustment, reconciliatio, rectification,… …

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  • 107contingent beneficiary — see beneficiary a, b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contingent beneficiary n. Someone who w …

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  • 108contractor — con·trac·tor / kän ˌtrak tər, kən trak / n: one that contracts: as a: one that contracts to perform work or provide supplies b: one that contracts to erect buildings Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 109kiting — kit·ing / kī tiŋ/ n: check kiting Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. kiting …

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  • 110testatrix — tes·ta·trix /te stā triks, te ˌstā / n pl tri·ces /te stā trə ˌsēz, ˌtes tə trī sēz/: a female testator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. testatrix …

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