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garnishment

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A court order seizing a person's property, credit or salary through a third person known as a garnishee, for paying the debt of the creditor. Read more on wage garnishments.

Blackstonian doctrine

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The principle that courts do not create the law but merely discover and announce it.

domestic violence

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violence within a family

abatement

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This term refers to the plea to squash and end a suit. It may also denote reducing or lessening of something. For example, in case of an eviction case, where the landlord is seeking unpaid rent, ...

legacy

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The term legacy refers to a gift of money or personal property by will. Usually, it does not cover the gifts of real property by will, which is termed as 'devise'. A person to whom a legacy is ...

Stamp

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Official mark that indicates genuineness, validity or payment of a duty or charge

Mandamus

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In Latin America, which means ' we command ' name. This writ command issued by a government agency, individual or administrative tribunals performing an operation, the required legal, doing this ...