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Non contentious business

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does not involve a court hearing or dispute resolution such as mediatian or arbitration

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Monopoly

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a market structure where a single seller or producer assumes a dominant position in an industry or a sector.

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LSRA

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Legal Services Regulatory Authority

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Interlocutory

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of a decree or judgement) given provisionally during the course of a legal action.

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FOIA

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Freedom of Information Act

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NAFTA

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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ECJ

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European Court of Justice

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HRA

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Human Rights Act

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Democracy

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a country in which power is held by elected representatives. is a form of government that purports to treat
everyone equally in terms of a right to equal and appropriate respect and
consideration in the exercise of government

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UN

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United Nations

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Curtailment

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the action or fact of reducing or restricting something:

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Totalitarienism

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a form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens

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Tender

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to unconditionally offer money or performance to meet an obligation.

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Injunction

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an order of the Court that requires a person to refrain from doing, or compelling them to do, a particular act

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Privilege clause

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A privilege clause is a clause in the tender document that permits the person placing the advertisement to disregard a tender altogether.

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Causa sine qua non

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Background cause

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Other names for Legal Cause

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Proximate cause, imputable cause, causa causans

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Novus Actus interveniens

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interviening acts

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Euthanasia

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the practice of ending the life of a patient to limit the patient’s suffering

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Defamation

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The action of damaging the good reputation of someone

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Chilling effect

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where individuals or groups refrain from engaging in expression for fear of running afoul of a law or regulation.

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Forbearance

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Patient self control/restraint/tolerance

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Right of First Refusal

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a contractual right to enter into a business transaction with a person or company before anyone else can.

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Bona fide

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genuine

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Efficacy
the ability to produce a desired or intended result
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undue leniency
where it falls outside the range of sentences which the judge, applying his mind to all the relevant factors, could reasonably consider appropriate
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Quashed
Reject as invalid, to officially say that a legal judgment or decision is no longer acceptable or correct
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duress
threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement constraint illegally exercised to force someone to perform an act
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Indictment
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
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Justiciable
(of a state or action) subject to trial in a court of law.
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In Camera
the case will be heard in private and that members of the public who are not involved in the case are not allowed into the courtroom.
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Liquidated debt
a debt you owe whose amount is certain, and both you and your creditor agree on the amount.
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Inter Alia
Among other things
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Novus actus Interveiniens
there will be appearance of a new act or event in the causal chain between initial event, in a sequence and the result causing a break in the continuity of the same An act so indepedant of the act of the accused that it should be reagrded by the law as the cause of death
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Inference
A conclusion that is made after evidence is presented that proves a fact to be true
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Bench Warrant
A bench warrant is a writ issued by a court or judge ordering the apprehension and arrest of an offender e.g. if they fail to appear in court etc
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Bail on recognisence
a form of bail in which an accused is released from pre-trial detention with an incentive to ensure that they will appear before the court to face charges on a certain day in the future
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Capital Murder
Murder for which the perpretrator may be sentences to death
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Rebutted
Proven to be false
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Permissible
Allowed
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Polemic Language
used to attack or criticize a particular person, idea, or group1.
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Arbitrary
Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system:
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Ambiguous
Several possible meanings
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Ancillary order
order attached to sentence for example a compensation order, or a driving disqualification.
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Locus Standi
A place to stand Means the right to bring a case to court
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Objective element
Conduct Circumstance Result
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Conduct element
Pysical act omission state of affairs
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Circumstance element
Result of the conduct element condition under which the conduct element occurs
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Quantum Meruit
as much as he/she has deserved"12. It is a doctrine in contract law that implies a promise or agreement to pay a fair or reasonable sum for labour or materials provided
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Insolvent
Unable to pay debts owed
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Onus
Something that is one's duty or responsibility
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Cessation
the process of ending of being brought to an end
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Bequest
A bequest is a term for something, usually personal property, that is given or left by a person's will to another person or organization
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Ad Idem
Meeting of the minds
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Impetus
Something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly
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Jurisdiction
the authority of a court to hear a case and decide the law
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Original Jurisdiction
authority of a court to hear and determine a case for the first time (i.e., not an appeal)
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Apellate jurisdiction
authority of a court to hear and determine an appeal
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First Instance
When a case is heard for the first time
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Appeal
Where a case is reviewed by a higher court
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