10 Terms
Contributors in US law
US law
Qualified nuisance
Law; US law
A condition that, though lawful in itself, is so negligently permitted to exist that it creates an unreasonable risk of harm.
Adjudication
Law; US law
The final judgement in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgement based on the evidence presented.
Lavender marriage
Law; US law
A marriage between a man and a woman in which one, or both, parties are, assumed to be homosexual.
Negligence
Law; US law
Breach of a duty of due care which is the actual and proximate cause of plaintiff's injuries, is called as negligence.
Putative marriage
Law; US law
It is an apparently valid marriage, entered into good faith on the part of at least one of the partners, but that is legally invalid due to technical impediments, such as a preexistent marriage.
Surrogate mother
Law; US law
A woman who is artificially inseminated, with the understanding that she will surrender the baby at birth to the father and his wife.
