General law

General law

Common terminology used in legal business.

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General law

A written instrument signed by the maker for the purpose of unconditional payment of a fixed amount of money, at a specified future date or on demand, to the payee or to his order or to the bearer. ...

halálbüntetés

Law; General law

Death Penalty is usually awarded by courts for heinous crimes such as murder, rape, and in serious crimes against the state. The methods of meting out death penalty are several like hanging, the ...

moratórium; fizetési haladék

Law; General law

In simple terms, moratorium means any temporary suspension of an activity. It can be a suspension of legal action against a person or a group of persons. It can be a voluntary suspension of the ...

jelzálog

Law; General law

Pledging a real property as a security for the repayment of the debt involving that property is called a mortgage. The person who receives the mortgage and lends money is called a mortgagee, and the ...

indíték

Law; General law

A very important factor as far as criminal law is concerned, motive is the reason for a person to commit a crime. It is the inner drive, which induces the person to act in such a way, so as to commit ...

gyilkosság

Law; General law

One of the most serious crimes, murder can be defined as the intentional and unlawful killing of one person by another, without any legal justification or provocation.