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Subrogation
SUBROGATION The substitution of one person in the place of another with reference to a lawful claim, demand, or right, so that he or she who is substituted succeeds to the rights of the other in relation to the debt or claim, and its rights, remedies, or securities. There are two types of... Read more |
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Legal Issues
LEGAL ISSUES The rise of the Internet has impacted virtually every branch of law and is expected to revolutionize the relationship between law, government, and technology. Central questions concerning Internet-related legal issues include: If cyberspace constitutes a separate legal domain, should... Read more |
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artificial life support
artificial life support systems that use medical technology to aid, support, or replace a vital function of the body that has been seriously damaged. Such techniques include artificial pacemakers , internal defibrillators , dialysis machines (see kidney, artificial ), and respirators. The use of... Read more |
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Precedent
PRECEDENT A court decision that is cited as an example or analogy to resolve similar questions of law in later cases. The Anglo-American common-law tradition is built on the doctrine of stare decisis ("stand by decided matters"), which directs a court to look to past decisions for guidance on how... Read more |
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Avoidance
AVOIDANCE An escape from the consequences of a specific course of action through the use of legally acceptable means. Cancellation; the act of rendering something useless or legally ineffective. A taxpayer may take all legally recognized deductions in order to minimize the income tax liability.... Read more |
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Power of Attorney
Power of attorney Definition Power of attorney, also known as durable medical power of attorney, is a legal mechanism that empowers a designated person to make medical decisions for a patient should the patient be unable to make the decisions due to... Read more |
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Legal Tender
LEGAL TENDER LEGAL TENDER is anything that, by law, a debtor may require his creditor to receive in payment of a debt in the absence of the appearance in the contract itself of an agreement for payment in some other manner. The tender is an admission of the debt and, in some jurisdictions, if... Read more |
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Action
ACTION Conduct; behavior; something done; a series of acts. A case or lawsuit; a legal and formal demand for enforcement of one's rights against another party asserted in a court of justice. The term action includes all the proceedings attendant upon a legal demand, its adjudication, and its... Read more |
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Electronic records
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (2000) Steven Puro Congress enacted the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (P.L. 106-229; also known as E-SIGN) on June 30, 2000, and the law became effective on October 1, 2000. The main purpose of this... Read more |
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COLUMN: Marijuana a poison, should not be legalized
...why not just legalize marijuana and drop the b.s...t be a wise idea. Marijuana, once legalized, will not be sold by...attract those too young to use their product in order...Some will argue that marijuana can be cultivated in... |
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Marijuana legalized in Denver
...RALEIGH, N.C. -- Now that marijuana has been legalized in Denver, the "Mile High...possession of an ounce of marijuana for those over 21 years of...support the law agree that use of marijuana is safer than cigarettes and... |
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EDITORIAL: Marijuana should be legalized, regulated
...U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Marijuana opponents think we should...of Proposition 215 - which legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes - it...cigarettes and booze. If marijuana were legalized, much of the danger ... |
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Pro and con: Should marijuana be legalized?
...decriminalization of marijuana on the basis that...selling drugs - marijuana and certain other narcotics should be legalized, but cultivated...unfortunately arise from the use of narcotic drugs...narcotic drugs like marijuana by 50 percent ... |
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Faith-Based Leaders and Community Activists Converge on State Capitol to...
...marijuana sales and use in California. More...introduced AB 390 to legalize marijuana sales and use in California...abuse that began with marijuana," said Bishop Ron...that will be done if marijuana is ... |
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Faith-Based Leaders and Community Activists Converge on State Capitol to...
...marijuana sales and use in California. More...introduced AB 390 to legalize marijuana sales and use in California...abuse that began with marijuana," said Bishop Ron...that will be done if marijuana is ... |
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Should all marijuana be legalized?
...decide whether the sale of marijuana should be legalized for general use. Proposition 19 would go...current law that legalizes marijuana for medical use. Proposition...cultivate or transport marijuana for personal ... |
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EDITORIAL: Marijuana should be legalized
...now allow the sale of medicinal marijuana and several more are reducing sentences. Marijuana needs to be legalized in America. However, careful...80 percent of them think that marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes. ... |
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THE MARIJUANA LOBBY WHEN WE ASKED IF YOU THOUGHT MARIJUANA SHOULD BE...
...source of rope. Or as marijuana, a source of dope...peace. All that from legalized pot? Yes, say the...only do MAP members use the internet to research...Hawkins, who contends marijuana is safer than many legal...efficiency of the ... |
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Solon wants addictive marijuana legalized.(Metro & National News)
...push for the legalization of marijuana yesterday drew a howl of protest...legalization of the addictive plants use will only be limited to laboratory...determining the medicinal value of marijuana. Opposition Representative...against any plan to legalize ... |
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