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Sequestration

Law; General law

The act of taking away the property of a person from his possession under the process of law, for the benefits of a creditor or state. A sequestration can be voluntary, if the person deposits the ...

A piece of real property which is subject to any use that benefits another property is called a servient estate. For example, a property with a right of way imposed upon it, in order to benefit an ...

Sobriety test

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A test to find out whether a person is in an intoxicated state or not. This test may involve the use of devices to cheque the level of blood alcohol or a breath test, or some test to cheque the ...

Severability

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A legal term, which refers to a contract clause, which states that if some parts of a contract are held to be illegal and hence unenforceable, it does not mean that the rest of the contract is also ...

Sequester

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The process of separating the jury from outside influences by isolating them from any external contact, like the media, general public and even families. This is done to avoid anyone from ...

Solatium

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A compensation for emotional harm or for hurting feelings. This type of compensation, which is different from that which is awarded for financial or physical harm, is used in Scots law.