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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall 1908-93, U.S. lawyer and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967-91), b. Baltimore. He received his law degree from Howard Univ. in 1933. In 1936 he joined the legal staff of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. As its chief counsel (1938-61),... Read more |
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Down Payment
DOWN PAYMENT A percentage of the total purchase price of an item that is proffered when the item is bought on credit. In an installment sales agreement, a buyer is required to pay part of the total price, usually in cash, and later pays the balance through a number of regularly scheduled... Read more |
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Receiver
RECEIVER An archaic term, used in common law and civil law countries, to designate an individual who holds and conceals stolen goods for thieves. Currently an independent individual appointed by a court to handle money or property during a lawsuit. Courts appoint receivers to take custody,... Read more |
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Receivership
RECEIVERSHIP A court order whereby all the property subject to dispute in a legal action is placed under the dominion and control of an independent person known as a receiver. Receivership is an extraordinary remedy, the purpose of which is to preserve property during the time needed to prosecute... Read more |
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courts leet
courts leet were originally held as a form of franchise by the lord of the manor. Unlike the seigneurial (feudal) courts, the jurisdiction of the leet did not belong to the lord by right but had to be granted to him by the king. However such a grant entitled the lord to hold the hundred court,... Read more |
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John Hessin Clarke
CLARKE, JOHN HESSIN After a career as a successful corporate lawyer, civic reformer, and federal judge in Ohio, John Hessin Clarke was appointed by woodrow wilson to the Supreme Court in 1916. He served only a short time on the Court, however, stepping down in 1922 to work for U.S. entry into the... Read more |
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nuisance
nuisance in law, an act that, without legal justification, interferes with safety, comfort, or the use of property. A private nuisance (e.g., erecting a wall that shuts off a neighbor's light) is one that affects one or a few persons, while a public nuisance (e.g., conducting a disorderly house)... Read more |
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Charles Evans Whittaker
Charles Evans Whittaker 1901-73, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1957-62), b. Troy, Kans. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Kansas City in 1924 and practiced law for many years. He served as judge of the U.S. District Court for Western Missouri (1954-56) and on the U.S.... Read more |
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