Term life insurance is less costly than a whole life policy because it is only for a specific period of time. When buying a term life policy, there are a […]

A trade or calling. Cowell.

The proper style of the wife of an esquire or a gentleman in England.

An erroneous, invalid, or nugatory trial; a trial of an action which cannot stand in law because of want of jurisdiction , or a wrong drawing of jurors, or disregard […]

A good, substance, privilege, or right used improperly, unforeseeably, or not as intended.

Abuse of au office or franchise. 2 Bl. Comm. 153.

this is term that means to lessen or reduce, such as the mitigating circumstances can lessen a punishment.

Activities leading up to an offense that change the perception of why the offense occurred, not necessarily justifying the offense. Family or personal situations are circumstances that may help in […]

the term that describes the facts that reduce the security of a crime and its subsequent punishment.

Alleviation; abatement or diminution of a penalty or punishment im- posed by law. ” Mitigating circumstances ” are such as do not constitute a justification or excuse of the offense […]

Although a plaintiff is able to recover damages from a defendant, there is this specific legal rule that the plaintiff is also under a duty to avoid damage escalation. A […]

Due to the presence of mitigating circumstances a sentence’s severity is reduced.

Influential in producing it. Wise v. Fuller, 29 N. J. Eq. 262. False or fraudulent misrepresention is a representation contrary to tlie fact, made by a person with a knowledge […]

In French law . The joint ownership of two neighbors in a wall, ditch, or hedge which separates their estates.

An abolished judicial writ addressed to the treasurer and chamberlain of the exchequer to search for and transmit the foot of a fine acknowledged before justices in eyre into the […]

L. Fr. To put, to send, or to pass; as, mittcr I’cstatc, to pass the estate; mitter le droit, to pass a right. These words are used to distinguish different […]

L. Fr. In old practice. To put before; to present before a court; to produce iu court.

In English law . A writ used in sending a record or its tenor from one court to another. Thus, where a nul ticl record is pleaded in one court […]

Formed by admixture or commingling ; partaking of the nature, character, or legal attributes of two or more distinct kinds or classes.

An action partaking of the twofold nature of real and personal actions, having for its object the demand and restitution of real property and also personal damages for a wrong […]

A person is “of mixed blood ” who is descended from ancestors of different races or nationalities; but particularly, in the United States , the term denotes a person one […]

Two or more different types of goods classified under different tariff headings make up this specific type of shipment. Also known as mixed consignment .

Combining a concessional rate and market rate loans in this specific type of financing package.

Private enterprise and some state monopoly coexist in this type of economic system. Public services, defense, infrastructure, and basic industries are some of these state monopolies. The means of production […]

An expense against a tangible and an intangible asset . A charge must be broken down to reflect separate assets when a tangible and intangible asset cost must be allocated […]