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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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escrow

Law; General law

Prior to closing a sale, occasionally a deed or some funds are delivered to a neutral third person to be delivered to the other party or parties, upon the performance of a ...

estate

Law; General law

An estate denotes all the property which a person owns, including personal property, real property, stocks, bonds, bank accounts, etc. , at the time of his death.

estate law

Law; General law

It is the part of law which governs the rights of an owner with respect to his property when he dies, i.e. wills, probates, etc.

estoppel

Law; General law

Estoppel is a rule of law that prevents a person from denying or asserting certain facts on account of his own actions which resulted in proving those facts earlier. The court ...

euthanasia

Law; General law

Commonly known as mercy killing, euthanasia is the act of bringing about the death or deliberately ending the life of a person who is terminally ill.

tax evasion

Law; General law

A deliberate attempt of avoiding to pay tax by fraudulent means is called evasion of tax.

eviction

Law; General law

Any wrongful act of a permanent nature done by the landlord with the intention of depriving the tenant of enjoyment of the premises.