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Terms
- Taft-Hartley
- The name of an American federal labor law which was passed in 1947, and which sought to equalize legal responsibilities of labor organizations and employers; ie. balance the Wagner Act, which, it was felt, may have gone to far in protecting union rights.
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- Take From The Table
- A term of parliamentary law and procedure that revives a motion that had been, previously tabled.
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- Tamper
- To interfere improperly or in violation of the law such as to tamper with a document.
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- Tax
- A payment to a public authority, required by statute, for a public purpose.
Expanded Legal Definition of Tax
- Tax Amnesty
- An opportunity afforded to a tax payer to rectify errors or omissions in past tax years or returns.
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- Tax Avoidance
- To avoid taxes by arranging one's affairs so as not to incur tax.
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- Tax Evasion
- A prohibited or illegal act or omission which is designed to reduce a person’s tax liability.
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- Tenancy
- A contract by which the owner of real property (the landlord), grants exclusive possession of that real property to another person (tenant), in exchange for the tenat's periodic payment of some sum of money (rent).
Expanded Legal Definition of Tenancy
- Tenancy By The Entireties
- A form of co-ownership in English law where, when a husband transferred land to his wife, the property could not be sold unless both spouses agreed nor could it be severed except by ending the marriage.
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- Tenant
- A person to whom a landlord grants temporary and exclusive use of land or a part of a building, usually in exchange for rent.
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- Tenants In Common
- Share a specified proportion of ownership rights in real property and upon the death of a tenant in common, that share is transferred to the estate of the deceased tenant.
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- Tender
- An unconditional offer of a party to a contract to perform their part of the bargain.
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- Tenement
- Property that could be subject to easements.
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- Tenendum
- Latin: to be held. In law, that part of a contract in which an interest in real property is created that sets out the extent or limitations of that interest.
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- Tenure
- A right of holding or occupying land or a position for a certain amount of time.
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- Terminal Year
- A portion of a calendar year from and including January 1 to a person's date of death.
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- Terrorism
- Violence against a civilian intended to intimidate a population or a government from taking or abstaining from an act.
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- Testamentary Capacity
- The legal ability to sign a will.
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- Testamentary Trust
- A trust created by a will and which takes effect upon the death of the testator.
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- Testator
- The signatory of a valid will.
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- Testimony
- The oral evidence of a witness in a judicial proceeding, such as a trial.
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- Theft
- To steal an item of property.
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- Theocracy
- A form of government which defers not to civil development of law, but to an interpretation of the will of a God as set out in religious scripture and authorities.
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- Thin Skull Rule
- An additional exposure in tort liability towards persons who are particularly vulnerable or more fragile than the norm, who may have inherent weaknesses or a pre-existing vulnerability or condition; the tort-feasor takes his victim as he finds them; he compensates for all damages he caused, even if damages are elevated compared to a norm because the plaintiff was thin skulled.
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- Third Party
- A person who is not privy to a contract or a party in a lawsuit.
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- Third Party Claim
- A claim made by a defendant within existing legal proceedings seeking to enjoin a person not party to the original action, to enforce a related duty.
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- Tidal Waters
- Bodies of water within a state's territorial waters and that are subject to the ebb and flow of ordinary tides, whether navigable or not, and usually excluding harbors or lakes.
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- Time-Bar Clause
- A clause in a contract which sets a strict deadline within which either party may bring a dispute to either a court or to arbitration.
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- Time of the Essence
- A contractual term requiring performance within a specified time.
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- Tonnage
- The carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons.
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- Tontine
- An arrangement very similar to joint tenancy, between several people whereby they all, initially, share the profits from some investment but once only one of the initial investors survives, said investment accruing fully to the last survivor.
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- Torah
- A primary source of Jewish law including the Old Testament of the Bible and subsequent interpretations thereof.
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- Torrens Land Registration System
- A land registration system invented by Robert Torrens and in which the government is the keeper of the master record of all land and their owners.
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- Tort
- The body of the law which allows an injured person to obtain compensation from the person who caused the injury.
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- Tort-Feasor
- The person(s) who has committed a tort.
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- Torture
- The intentional infliction of pain or suffering on an animal or a person and as for the latter, even if for the purpose of obtaining information such as a confession or the names of accomplices, or as a punishment for crime.
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- Towage
- The assistance given by one vessel to accelerate the progress of another.
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- Tracing
- A process of identifying the substitute of an original asset claimed by the plaintiff.
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- Trade Fixtures
- Fixtures created during the course of a commercial lease and which revert to the tenant at the end of the lease if removable without damage.
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- Trade Libel
- Defamatory statements made in regards to the quality of a business' product(s) or services.
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- Trademark
- A word, name, logo or slogan used by a person selling goods or services to distinguish and identify their goods or services from those of another.
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- Trade Secret
- Unique and discreet commercial information.
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- Trade Union
- A defined group of employees formed for the purposes of representing those employees with the employer as to the terms of a collective contract of employment.
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- Trafficking
- The selling or involvement in commercial activity of something for which commercial activity is unlawful
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- Traffic Ticket
- A written notice to a driver of a suspected violation of traffic law, and specifics thereof.
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- Transcript
- An official direct and verbatim written record of what was said, as in a court of law or other judicial proceedings, or even private conversations.
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- Transferee
- A person who receives property being transferred (the person from whom the property is moving is the transferor).
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- Transferor
- The person from whom title or ownership to property moves; who effects the transfer; he/she who transfers title (eg. sells their home or other property); usually synonymous with vendor or seller.
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- Treason
- To aid or enlist with a state enemy or to attempt or conspire to harm the head of state, such as a king, queen or president.
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- Treaty
- A formal agreement between two states signed by official representatives of each state.
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- Trespass
- Unlawful interference with another’s person, property or rights.
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- Trial
- The resolution of a dispute by examination of evidence submitted by opposing litigants by a tribunal or Court of law, and determination of (1) guilt (in a criminal trial) or (2) of a civil dispute of fact or law.
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- Trial by Battle
- An ancient dispute resolution method where those in dispute would fight one another until submission or death.
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- Trial by Ordeal
- The trial of a criminal or civil action, in medieval England, by torture or drowning.
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- Trite Law
- A principle of law so notorious and entrenched that it is commonly known and rarely disputed.
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- Trover
- An old English and common law legal proceeding against a person who had found someone else’s property and has converted that property to their own purposes.
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- Trust
- A legal obligation with respect to property given by a person (donor) to another (trustee) to the advantage of a beneficiary
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- Trustee
- A person who holds property rights for the benefit of another.
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- Trustee De Son Tort
- A person who is not a regularly appointed trustee but because of interference with the trust can be held by a court as constructive trustee which entails liability for losses to the trust.
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- Tyranny
- A form of government other than a monarchy in which the formal written constitution is not adhered to and is broken by force of arms by a single person who then undertakes to rule as a monarch and primarily in his personal interests.
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