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General law

Common terminology used in legal business.

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Demurrable

Law; General law

Claim, pleading, etc, subject to a demurrer.

Nonsuit

Law; General law

A plaintiff's voluntary dismissal of a case or of a defendant, without a decision on the merits.

Non sequitur

Legal services; General law

An inference or conclusion that does not logically follow from the premises.

Nonskip person

Law; General law

A person who is not a skip person for purposes of the generation-skipping transfer tax.

Tax-benefit rule

Legal services; General law

The principle that if a taxpayer recovers a loss or expense that was deducted in a previous year, the recovery must be included in the current year's gross income.

Tax bracket

Legal services; General law

A categorised level of income subject to a particular tax rate under federal or state law.

Prenuptial agreement

Law; General law

It is a contract between two persons about to marry regarding property settlement in the event of divorce.

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