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LEGAL TERM 'G' Flashcards

1
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Garge

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Pledge….

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Garnishee

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Warning from court.. debt

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General lien

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A right to possess goods until..

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General verdict

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A finding on the point of issue

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5
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Genocide

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Mass killing of a grp

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Gentleman’s agreement

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Not enforceable by law… informal agreement on the honour of parties

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Gestation

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Time between conception to birth [276 days for human]

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Gift

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gestituous (freely given) transfership ownership of property

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Golden rule

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Rule for construing [explaining] statue

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Good faith

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Action free from mala fide or dishonest intention

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Goods

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All chattles personal, other than things in action and money

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12
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Goodwill

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A trust with identity

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13
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Go slow

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A industry strike by worker OR action against employer

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14
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Government

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The excercise of Authority

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Grant of representation

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Probate <it></it>

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Gross

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Entire

17
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Grant

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Transfer of ownership of property under written instrument without immediate delivery

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Gratuitous

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Given freely

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Gratituties

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Money given for recognizing the rendered services

20
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Gross weight

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The aggregate weight of goods

21
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Gross negligence

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The indifference to the right of others and the consequence of one’s act

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Group accounts

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Accounts laid down in general meeting before the Company which has subsidiaries

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Guarantee

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A collateral engagement to ans for the persons miscarriage or debt or default

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Guarantor

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The one who promises to ans for another, surety

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Guardian

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The one who is appointed to take care of one his affairs and property

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Guilty

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When the defendant confesses that he has committed all the crimes and charges that are against him

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Guilty knowledge

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Awareness that the person has committed a act which is criminal in nature

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Grays inn

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One of the 4 inns of court

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General legacy

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A bequest which does not identity specifically the thing bequeathed

30
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General issue

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A plea by defendant that all the accusations against the defendant are denied in the entirty.

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