33 Terms
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forfeiture
Legal services; Courts
A cancellation. A legal action whereby a contract purchaser following default loses all his interest in the property.
research
Legal services; Courts
A careful hunting for facts or truth about a subject; inquiry; investigation.
prima facie case
Legal services; Courts
A case that is sufficient and has the minimum amount of evidence necessary to allow it to continue in the judicial process.
jury
Legal services; Courts
A certain number of men and women selected according to law and sworn to try a question of fact or indict a person for public offense.
wage earner's plan
Legal services; Courts
A chapter of the Bankruptcy Code which allows a debtor to file a wage earner's plan for payment of a percentage of his debts from future earnings.
pretermitted child
Legal services; Courts
A child born after a will is executed, who is not provided for by the will. Most states have laws that provide for a share of estate property to go to such children.
abstract of title
Legal services; Courts
A chronological summary of all official records and recorded documents affecting the title to a parcel of real property.
