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Terms Starting with "T"

tangible-personal-property

temporary-custody

tenancy-in-common

tenant

Contract Law, Property Law

tenant-in-common

terminate

terminated

testament

testate

testator

teste

testify

testimony

third-party

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law

threat

time-of-the-essence

title

Property Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

to-take-title

to-wit

toll

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

tort

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

total-disability

total-loss

trade-secret

trademark

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

transaction

Contract Law, Corporate Law

transactions

Contract Law, Corporate Law

transfer-tax

traveler's-check

trial

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

tried

trover

Civil Law, Property Law

trust

trustee

tainted evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

take

taking the Fifth

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

tangible property

Property Law, Constitutional Law

tax

Property Law, Corporate Law, International Law, Administrative Law

tax costs

Contract Law, Civil Law

Tax Court

Administrative Law

tax evasion

Criminal Law, Administrative Law

tax return

tax sale

Property Law, Administrative Law

temporary injunction

temporary insanity

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

tenancy

tenancy at sufferance

Contract Law, Property Law

tenancy at will

Contract Law, Property Law

tenancy by the entirety

tenancy in common

tender

tenement

tentative trust

tenure

Contract Law, Property Law, Employment Law

term

Contract Law, Property Law

testacy

testamentary

testamentary capacity

testamentary disposition

testamentary trust

testatrix

theft

Criminal Law, Property Law, Employment Law

third party

Contract Law, Constitutional Law

third-party beneficiary

Contract Law, Constitutional Law

Thirty-day notice

Civil Law, Property Law

three-day notice

Civil Law, Property Law

three strikes, you're out

Criminal Law, Property Law, Administrative Law

tide lands

time is of the essence

timely

time served

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

title abstract

title insurance

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

title report

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

title search

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

tontine

tools of trade

tort claims act

Civil Law, Administrative Law, Tort Law, Employment Law

tortfeasor

Civil Law, Tort Law

tortious

Civil Law, Tort Law

to wit

trade

trade fixture

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

trade name

trader

Property Law, Corporate Law

trade secret

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law

transcript

Evidence Law, Administrative Law

transfer

transfer agent

transfer in contemplation of death

transferred intent

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

treason

Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Administrative Law

treasury bill

treasury bond

treasury note

treasury stock

Property Law, Corporate Law

treaty

Contract Law, Constitutional Law

treble damages

Civil Law, Administrative Law

trespass

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

trial court

trial de novo

tribunal

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

trier of fact

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

triple net lease

T.R.O.

true bill

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

trust deed

trustee in bankruptcy

trust fund

trustor

Truth in Lending Act

Contract Law, Property Law, Administrative Law

turn states' evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

Twinkie defense

Criminal Law, Civil Law