LEGAL TERM 'G' Flashcards
Garge
Pledge….
Garnishee
Warning from court.. debt
General lien
A right to possess goods until..
General verdict
A finding on the point of issue
Genocide
Mass killing of a grp
Gentleman’s agreement
Not enforceable by law… informal agreement on the honour of parties
Gestation
Time between conception to birth [276 days for human]
Gift
gestituous (freely given) transfership ownership of property
Golden rule
Rule for construing [explaining] statue
Good faith
Action free from mala fide or dishonest intention
Goods
All chattles personal, other than things in action and money
Goodwill
A trust with identity
Go slow
A industry strike by worker OR action against employer
Government
The excercise of Authority
Grant of representation
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Gross
Entire
Grant
Transfer of ownership of property under written instrument without immediate delivery
Gratuitous
Given freely
Gratituties
Money given for recognizing the rendered services
Gross weight
The aggregate weight of goods
Gross negligence
The indifference to the right of others and the consequence of one’s act
Group accounts
Accounts laid down in general meeting before the Company which has subsidiaries
Guarantee
A collateral engagement to ans for the persons miscarriage or debt or default
Guarantor
The one who promises to ans for another, surety
Guardian
The one who is appointed to take care of one his affairs and property
Guilty
When the defendant confesses that he has committed all the crimes and charges that are against him
Guilty knowledge
Awareness that the person has committed a act which is criminal in nature
Grays inn
One of the 4 inns of court
General legacy
A bequest which does not identity specifically the thing bequeathed
General issue
A plea by defendant that all the accusations against the defendant are denied in the entirty.
