Legal Terms of : de novo, Deadly force, deadly weapon, death penalty, Debt collection agency

de novo: Literal translation: anew Definition and use: often used in the context of "trial de novo"—a new trial ordered when the previous one failed to reach a conclusion. … Full Definition »
Law topic: General Civil Litigation << Legal issue: Litigation
Deadly force: Any force that carries a substantial risk that it will proximately result in the death of any person. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Criminal Defense << Legal issue: Criminal Defense
deadly weapon: Any weapon which can kill or bring great bodily harm. This includes not only weapons which are intended to do harm like a gun or knife, but also blunt instruments like clubs, baseball bats, wrenches, an automobile or any object which actually causes death. After Oklahoma bombing of 1995 chemical explosives have been recognized as deadly weapon. Knife or … Full Definition »
Law topic: Felonies << Legal issue: Criminal Defense
death penalty: also known as capital panishment; maximum sentence for different kinds of murder, treason, death resulting from aircraft hijacking, and other federal crimes. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Felonies << Legal issue: Criminal Defense
Debt collection agency: Debt collection agency shall mean a person engaged in business the principal purpose of which is to regularly collect or attempt to collect debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another and shall also include a buyer of delinquent debt who seeks to collect such debt either directly or through the services of another by, including but not … Full Definition »
Law topic: Collections << Legal issue: Bankruptcy Law
Debt collection agency: Debt collection agency shall mean a person engaged in business the principal purpose of which is to regularly collect or attempt to collect debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another and shall also include a buyer of delinquent debt who seeks to collect such debt either directly or through the services of another by, including but not … Full Definition »
Law topic: Collections << Legal issue: Bankruptcy Law
Debt collection agency: Debt collection agency shall mean a person engaged in business the principal purpose of which is to regularly collect or attempt to collect debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another and shall also include a buyer of delinquent debt who seeks to collect such debt either directly or through the services of another by, including but not … Full Definition »
Law topic: Collections << Legal issue: Bankruptcy Law
Debt collection agency: Debt collection agency shall mean a person engaged in business the principal purpose of which is to regularly collect or attempt to collect debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another and shall also include a buyer of delinquent debt who seeks to collect such debt either directly or through the services of another by, including but not … Full Definition »
Law topic: Collections << Legal issue: Bankruptcy Law
Debt collection agency: Debt collection agency shall mean a person engaged in business the principal purpose of which is to regularly collect or attempt to collect debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another and shall also include a buyer of delinquent debt who seeks to collect such debt either directly or through the services of another by, including but not … Full Definition »
Law topic: Collections << Legal issue: Bankruptcy Law
Debtor: a person or business entity that owes money to another; A person who has filed a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Personal Bankruptcy << Legal issue: Bankruptcy Law

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contract: \ ˈkɒn.trækt \ A contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty. The existence of a contract requires finding the following factual elements: a) an offer; b) an acceptance of that offer which results in a meeting of the minds; c) a valuable … Full Definition »

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