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The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.

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duress

Law; General law

Any intimidation or restraint on action or anything tending to restrain free and voluntary action. Generally speaking, duress may be said to exist whenever one, by the unlawful ...

dying declaration

Law; General law

A dying declaration is the evidence provided by a person who is on his death bed, and are given the same weightage as regular evidence. The reason behind this is that a person ...

dynasty trust

Law; General law

A trust wherein it is designed in a way to pass down for many generations in order to avoid tax.

earnest payment

Law; General law

This is a kind of deposit made in real estate transactions, where the money signifies the commitment to the contract and the project. The remaining money has to be paid on a ...

ear witness

Law; General law

A ear witness is similar to an eyewitness, but as the name suggests, an ear witness testifies in court that he has heard something, instead of actually seeing it.

easement

Law; General law

An easement is a right annexed to land. It is the right held by a person to use the land belonging to another person for a special purpose.

ecclesiastical law

Law; General law

The part of law which regulates the administration and rights and obligations of the Church of England.