Category: T

a medical term where a person is placed in a hospital to monitor his mental and physical actions to determine if he is competent.

a term for a creditor’s right to be paid by a debtor and a right to possession that is recoverable by a law suit.

a suit for received injuries as a result of a wrongful act of another person.

the principle that states there are 2 or more issues in dispute in a court case and the verdict will stand even if there has been an error in trying and deciding

a trust that needs action by the originator for it to become fully effective and meaningful.

These are the facts that a law suit will be founded on and forms the basis of a right to sue.

a person who owns shares in and possessed property in cooperative apartment block or a condominium.

the term that is applied to the seas that extend from the coast of a state that it has a jurisdiction over.

the same as the term treble damages.

1. The preliminary or temporary injunction before a final decision. 2. An order by a judge for a person to stop an action. See restraining order.

This term describes the legacy to a trustee that is to held for certain beneficiaries.

the term that applies to the public announcement of purchase or the sale of securities in a corporation.

a Latin phrase that is given to a trustee who acts wrongly in the administration of his duties and is held liable.

These are the things that are immovable and fixed such as buildings and land.

a person who possesses land or buildings for his life and for the life of his heirs.

the transfer of a case from a state court to the federal courts.

See Amendments to the Constitution.

1. A person not connected to a contract but may be affected by its outcome. 2. A person other than the defendant and the plaintiff that is brought into a case.

the lien or the mortgage that is used to secure the purchase price of a property.

the qualified and denial of charges that is accompanied with additional facts that tend to prove the charges wrong.