permanent disability :: n. an injury which impairs the physical and/or men ... t injury Workers' Compensation Acts
permanent injury :: n. physical or mental damage which will restrict t ... ges. See also: permanent disability
partial disability :: n. the result of an injury which permanently reduc ... erson's normal functioning is gone.
permanent injunction :: n. a final order of a court that a person or entit ... ary injunction temporary injunction
disability :: n. 1) a condition which prevents one from performi ... ct, or being insane or incompetent.
separation agreement :: n. an agreement between two married people who hav ... divorce legal separation separation
state of domicile :: n. the state in which a person has his/her permane ... orated. See also: domicile resident
temporary injunction :: n. a court order prohibiting an action by a party ... ry injunction. See also: injunction
running with the land :: adj. permanently part of the title (ownership) to ... title (ownership) to real property.
restraining order :: n. a temporary order of a court to keep conditions ... so: injunction permanent injunction
power of acceptance :: n. the ability to accept an offer and thus create ... ecide to accept the original offer.
preliminary injunction :: n. a court order made in the early stages of a law ... ent injunction temporary injunction
product liability :: n. the responsibility of manufacturers, distributo ... e known. See also: warrant warranty
tenancy :: n. the right to occupy real property permanently, ... rety tenancy in common tenant title
right of way :: n. 1) a pathway or road with a specific descriptio ... s easement egress floating easement
vagrancy :: n. moving about without a means to support oneself ... ue of "loitering." See also: loiter
occupational disease :: n. an illness resulting from long-term employment ... tion for a work-related disability.
joint custody :: n. in divorce actions, a decision by the court (of ... em. See also: child custody divorce
parens patriae :: (paa-rens pat-tree-eye) n. Latin for "father of hi ... pport custody divorce guardian ward
partial :: adj. not complete or entire. See also: partial bre ... : partial breach partial disability
whiplash :: n. a common neck and/or back injury suffered in au ... r damages due to negligent driving.
incompetent :: adj. 1) referring to a person who is not able to m ... n incompetency incompetent evidence
incapacity :: adj. 1) not being able to perform any gainful empl ... of the will. See also: incompetent
Workers' Compensation Acts :: n. state statutes which establish liability of emp ... rs' compensation insurance company.
wrongful termination :: n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer ... ing an employee's grounds for suit.
benefit :: 1) n. any profit or acquired right or privilege, p ... fit Ken Murray." See also: contract
exemption :: n. 1) in income taxation, a credit given for each ... l children or is a college student.
trespass :: n. entering another person's property without perm ... for an illegal purpose is a crime.
pain and suffering :: n. the physical and mental distress suffered from ... l damages special damages suffering
collateral estoppel :: n. the situation in which a judgment in one case p ... ng. See also: estoppel res judicata
charitable remainder trust (Charitable Remainder Irrevocable Unitrust) :: n. a form of trust in which the donor (trustor or ... ed up or committed. See also: trust
consortium :: n. 1) a group of separate businesses or business p ... oney terms is a difficult question.
covenant :: 1) n. a promise in a written contract or a deed of ... o compete deed restrictive covenant
covenants, conditions and restrictions :: n. commonly called "CC and Rs," these are written ... ctive purchaser. See also: covenant
cease and desist order :: n. an order of a court or government agency to a p ... ing which would damage the ecology.
at will employment :: n. a provision found in many employment contracts ... ons. See also: wrongful termination
abandoned property :: n. property left behind (often by a tenant) intent ... -use. See also: abandon abandonment
abandonment :: n. the act of intentionally and permanently giving ... : abandon abandoned property patent
abortion :: n. the termination of pregnancy by various means, ... ed abortion continue in the future.
affix :: v. 1) to attach something to real estate in a perm ... al, as affix a signature or a seal.
disbar :: v. to remove an attorney from the list of practici ... legal ethics. (See moral turpitude
disfigure :: v. to cause permanent change in a person's body, p ... . See also: damages general damages
loss of consortium :: n. the inability of one's spouse to have normal ma ... ation. See also: consortium damages
insurance :: n. a contract (insurance policy) in which the insu ... t clause Workers' Compensation Acts
maim :: v. to inflict a serious bodily injury, including m ... to a prison term. See also: mayhem
no fault insurance :: n: a type of automobile insurance required of car ... ling lawsuits. See also: negligence
occupation :: n. 1) fairly permanent trade, profession, employme ... of real property or use of a thing.
injunctive relief :: n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an a ... t injunction restraining order writ
injunction :: n. a writ (order) issued by a court ordering someo ... t. See also: injunctive relief writ
domicile :: n. the place where a person has his/her permanent ... where its headquarters is located.
enjoin :: v. for a court to order that someone either do a s ... so: injunction temporary injunction
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing :: n. a general assumption of the law of contracts, t ... -long employment. See also: implied
improvement :: n. any permanent structure on real property, or an ... g trees) which increases its value.
abandon :: v. to intentionally and permanently give up, surre ... lso: abandoned property abandonment