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  • 81cheque — index coupon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 cheque …

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  • 82without recourse — adverb conditional endorsement, qualified endorsement, restricted, subject to terms associated concepts: endorsement without recourse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 without recourse …

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  • 83trust — n 1 a: a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another s property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b: an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also… …

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  • 84trademark — trade·mark / trād ˌmärk/ n: a mark that is used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify the origin or ownership of goods and to distinguish them from others and the use of which is protected by law see also dilution, infringement, strong mark …

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  • 85abuse of discretion — abuse of discretion: an error of judgment by a trial court in making a ruling that is clearly unreasonable, erroneous, or arbitrary and not justified by the facts or the law applicable in the case compare clearly erroneous Merriam Webster’s… …

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  • 86defamation — de·fa·ma·tion /ˌde fə mā shən/ n 1: communication to third parties of false statements about a person that injure the reputation of or deter others from associating with that person see also libel, slander; new york times co. v. sullivan in the… …

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  • 87warranty — war·ran·ty / wȯr ən tē, wär / n pl ties [modification (influenced by warrant ) of Anglo French garantie, from garantir to protect, warrant] 1: a promise in a deed that gives the grantee of an estate recourse (as through an action for damages)… …

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  • 88will — 1 n 1: the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group 2: the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending 3: a legal declaration of a person s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death; esp: a formally… …

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  • 89hearsay — hear·say / hir ˌsā/ n: a statement made out of court and not under oath which is offered as proof that what is stated is true – called also hearsay evidence; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hearsay …

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  • 90pour-over will — A will that pours over property into a trust when the will maker dies. A pour over will is intended to guarantee that any assets which somehow were not included in the trust become assets of the trust upon the party s death. Property left through …

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