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General law
Common terminology used in legal business.
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Proximate cause
Law; General law
The event or point at which a series of incidents begin that ultimately result in an event with damages occuring.
Polling the jury
Law; General law
Asking each juror individually to state what he or she believes the outcome of the case should be, and is termed as polling the jury.
Resident agent
Law; General law
A business or person authorised to accept service on behalf of a corporation as though the corporation itself had been served.
Promissory note
Legal services; General law
An unconditional written promise, signed by the maker, to pay absolutely, to the order of the bearer.
Rubber-stamp seal
Legal services; General law
A notary public's official seal, which is ink-stamped onto documents.
Referral
Legal services; General law
The act or an instance of sending or directing to another for information.
Charter
Law; General law
A document that establishes a basic structure of an organisation or local government is names as charter.
