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General law

Common terminology used in legal business.

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General law

safe-deposit box

Law; General law

A lockbox stored in a bank's vault to secure a customer's valuables.

said

Law; General law

Aroresaid; above-mentioned. It is obsolescent in legal drafting.

same

Legal services; General law

The very thing just mentioned for described.

ordinance

Law; General law

An authoritative law or decree; a municipal regulation.

option

Law; General law

To grant or take an option on something is called an option.

degree of crime

Law; General law

A division or classification of a single crime into several grades of guilt, according to the circumstances.

de jure

Law; General law

As a matter of law; existing according to law.

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