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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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gross lease

Law; General law

A lease in which the lessee pays a flat amount for rent, out of which the lessor pays all the expenses.

gross negligence

Law; General law

The intentional failure to perform a manifest duty in reckless disregard of the consequences as affecting the life or property of another is considered as gross negligence.

grounds for divorce

Law; General law

The legal reasons or facts and materials to be taken into consideration by the adjudicating authority while giving a divorce.

group insurance

Law; General law

A single or blanket insurance policy under which individuals in a group are covered as long as they remain a part of it.

guarantee

Law; General law

Guarantee includes any obligation undertaken usually to agree to pay another's debt or the document in which this assurance is made.

guardian

Law; General law

A person who in the opinion of the competent authority is legally appointed to take charge of a minor or his property is called a guardian.

guardian ad litem

Law; General law

Where the defendant is a minor, the court shall appoint a proper person to be his/her guardian,who protects the interests of the child during the course of legal proceedings.