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Dictionary of Law |
insurer :: legal definitionInsurer - n. an insurance company which agrees to pay someone who pays them for insurance for losses suffered pursuant to the terms of an insurance policy. For this benefit the customer pays the company a fee, called a premium. See also: insurance and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termsadjuster :: n. an employee (usually a non-lawyer) of an insura ... e company in approving settlements.bail bond :: n. a bond provided by an insurance company through ... urned. See also: bail bail bondsman coinsurance :: n. an insurance policy in which the insurance comp ... e insurance company share the risk. cumis counsel :: n. an attorney employed by a defendant in a lawsui ... fendant be approved by the company. grace period :: n. a time stated in a contract in which a late pay ... the contract, i.e. your insurance. insurance :: n. a contract (insurance policy) in which the insu ... t clause Workers' Compensation Acts no fault insurance :: n: a type of automobile insurance required of car ... ling lawsuits. See also: negligence non-contestability clause :: n. an insurance policy provision which requires th ... claim is made by the policyholder. risk :: n. chances of danger or loss, particularly of prop ... so: assumption of risk risk of loss subrogation :: n. assuming the legal rights of a person for whom ... also: negligence subrogee subrogor subrogee :: n. the person or entity that assumes the legal rig ... aid. See also: subrogation subrogor subrogor :: n. a person or entity that transfers his/her/its l ... ges. See also: subrogation subrogee title insurance :: n. a policy issued by an insurance company guarant ... : chain of title title title search title report :: n. the written analysis of the status of title to ... lso: abstract title title insurance Popular Law Searcheslegal definition ministerial act :: n. an act, particularly of a governmental employee ... exercising any individual judgment.chancery legal definition :: n. a court that can order acts performed. Today ch ... ts in most states. See also: equity testamentary disposition legal definition :: n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's ( ... named beneficiaries. See also: will contract of sufferance :: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired ... y tenancy at will unlawful detainer forthwith legal definition :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. forthwith definition legal :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. what is to wit in a legal contract :: prep. that is to say. Example: "the passengers in ... tty Bumgartner and Sherry Younger." mirror wills legal definition :: n. the wills of a husband and wife which are ident ... d each names the other as executor. clean hands doctrine latin :: n. a rule of law that a person coming to court wit ... ices. See also: affirmative defense sine qua non only relates to contract law :: (see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which ... qua non of the injury to Playmate. Other Law Terms - Ii.e. :: prep. abbreviation for id est, which is Latin for ... "e.g.," which means "for example."illegal :: 1) adj. in violation of statute, regulation or ord ... . See also: alien illegal immigrant illegal immigrant :: n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the Unit ... ion date of a visa. See also: alien illusory promise :: n. an agreement to do something that is so indefin ... he may have thought was a contract. immaterial :: adj. a commonly heard objection to introducing evi ... ons. See also: irrelevant objection immediately :: adv. 1) at once. 2) in orders of the court or in c ... oon as can be done" without excuse. immunity :: n. exemption from penalties, payments or legal req ... ws. See also: governmental immunity impanel :: v. to select and install a jury. See also: impanel ... l a jury. See also: impaneling jury impaneling :: n. the act of selecting a jury from the list of po ... e juror jury panel venire voir dire impeach :: v. 1) to discredit the testimony of a witness by p ... ve been found guilty by the Senate. impeachment :: n. 1) discrediting a witness by showing that he/sh ... the trial itself. See also: impeach impleader :: n. a procedural device before trial in which a par ... than having two suits in a series. implied :: adj., adv. referring to circumstances, conduct or ... nt implied consent implied warranty implied consent :: n. consent when surrounding circumstances exist wh ... aybe" or "later." See also: implied implied contract :: n. an agreement which is found to exist based on t ... : contract express contract implied implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing :: n. a general assumption of the law of contracts, t ... -long employment. See also: implied implied warranty :: n. an assumption at law that products are "merchan ... er. See also: caveat emptor implied impossibility :: n. when an act cannot be performed due to nature, ... cel) a contract. See also: contract impotence :: n. the male's inability to copulate. Impotence can ... eans inability to produce children. impound :: v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment ... cases. See also: forfeit forfeiture |