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Terms in "Property Law"

acceleration

Contract Law, Property Law

acquire

administrator

affix

alimony

Contract Law, Property Law, Family Law

amortization

ancillary-administration

anticipation

appeal

Property Law, Evidence Law, Administrative Law

appraisal

appropriation

assess

Property Law, Employment Law

assessed

assets

assign

Contract Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law

assigning

Property Law, Constitutional Law

assignment

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

assumption

Contract Law, Property Law

attorney-in-fact

Property Law, Corporate Law

auction

bonus

Contract Law, Property Law, Employment Law

broker

buy-out-provision

capture

cash-surrender-value

chose

citizen

Property Law, International Law

claim

closing

collateral

condominium

Property Law, Constitutional Law

conservator

Property Law, Corporate Law

consideration

Contract Law, Property Law

conversion

co-trustee

custodian

custody

Property Law, Family Law

deed

demise

devise

discharge

Contract Law, Property Law, Employment Law

distress

dower

Property Law, Constitutional Law

easement

Property Law, Administrative Law

encroachment

encumber

Property Law, Evidence Law

encumbrance

Civil Law, Property Law

entitle

estate

eviction

executor

exonerated

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

false-pretenses

fraud

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

free-and-clear

garnishment

gift-tax

grandchildrens-trust

grant

grantor

guardian

Property Law, Constitutional Law

heir

heirs-at-law

held-in-trust

hold

Criminal Law, Property Law, Family Law

hold-harmless

Contract Law, Civil Law, Property Law

homestead

honorable

implication

improvement

in-common

in-trust

Property Law, Family Law

inchoate-interest

Contract Law, Property Law

inherit

inscription

instrument

Contract Law, Property Law

insured

intangible-personal-property

intellectual-property

Property Law, Constitutional Law

interest

joint

joint-living-trust

label

landlord

law

Property Law, Administrative Law

lessee

lessor

let

Contract Law, Property Law

liability-insurance

Civil Law, Property Law

lien

medical-records

mortgage

Contract Law, Property Law

next-of-kin

occupant

occupation

Property Law, Corporate Law

operation-of-law

Contract Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law

owner

patent

Property Law, Constitutional Law

peculation

Property Law, Administrative Law

personal-property

Property Law, Constitutional Law

pledge

premarital-agreement

Contract Law, Property Law, Family Law

premises

Civil Law, Property Law

prescription

property

Property Law, Constitutional Law

proprietary

Property Law, Constitutional Law

proprietary-rights

Property Law, Constitutional Law

quittance

real-property

receiver

Civil Law, Property Law

remainder

remission

Contract Law, Property Law

rent

revocable-trust

right-of-first-refusal

royalty

Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

satisfaction

Contract Law, Property Law

scrip

secured-creditor

security

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

security-deposit

Contract Law, Property Law

separate-property

Property Law, Family Law, Constitutional Law

silent-partner

Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

site

sublease

subordination

Contract Law, Property Law

succession

Property Law, Constitutional Law

supreme-court

surrender

survivor

tangible-personal-property

tenancy-in-common

tenant

Contract Law, Property Law

tenant-in-common

testament

title

Property Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

to-take-title

toll

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

tort

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

total-loss

trademark

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

transfer-tax

trial

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

trover

Civil Law, Property Law

trust

trustee

unsecured-creditor

Property Law, Constitutional Law

valuable-consideration

Contract Law, Property Law

vandalism

vested

Property Law, Constitutional Law, Employment Law

warrant

Criminal Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

warranty

Contract Law, Civil Law, Property Law

will

Contract Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

witness

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

springing interest

stakeholder

Contract Law, Property Law

statute of frauds

Contract Law, Property Law

statute of limitations

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Tort Law

stock

Property Law, Corporate Law

stock certificate

Property Law, Corporate Law

straw man

Criminal Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

strict liability

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

subcontractor

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law

subject to

Contract Law, Property Law

subordination agreement

Contract Law, Property Law

substantial performance

Contract Law, Property Law

summons

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

supremacy clause

Property Law, Constitutional Law

Supreme Court

Property Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

survivorship

Property Law, Evidence Law

swindle

Criminal Law, Property Law

syndicate

Property Law, Corporate Law

take

tangible property

Property Law, Constitutional Law

tax

Property Law, Corporate Law, International Law, Administrative Law

tax sale

Property Law, Administrative Law

tenancy

tenancy at sufferance

Contract Law, Property Law

tenancy at will

Contract Law, Property Law

tenancy by the entirety

tenancy in common

tenement

tenure

Contract Law, Property Law, Employment Law

term

Contract Law, Property Law

theft

Criminal Law, Property Law, Employment 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 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

trade fixture

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

trader

Property Law, Corporate Law

transfer

transfer in contemplation of death

treasury stock

Property Law, Corporate Law

trespass

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

triple net lease

trust deed

trustor

Truth in Lending Act

Contract Law, Property Law, Administrative Law

UCC-1

Contract Law, Property Law

unconstitutional

Contract Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

undivided interest

Uniform Commercial Code

Property Law, Corporate Law

unilateral contract

Contract Law, Property Law

unjust enrichment

Civil Law, Property Law

unlawful detainer

Contract Law, Civil Law, Property Law

use

uxor

vacate

variance

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Administrative Law

vendee

vendor

vest

Property Law, Constitutional Law

vested remainder

wanton

warranty deed

waste

Civil Law, Property Law

willfully

Workmen's Compensation

writ of attachment

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

writ of execution

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

wrongful death

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Tort Law

abandon

Property Law, Family Law

abandoned property

Contract Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law

abandonment

Contract Law, Property Law, Family Law, Constitutional Law

abate

abeyance

abstract

abstract of judgment

Civil Law, Property Law

abstract of title

Property Law, Corporate Law

abut

acceleration clause

Contract Law, Property Law

acceptance of service

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Family Law, Evidence Law

access

accretion

acknowledge

acknowledgment

Property Law, Evidence Law

addendum

Contract Law, Property Law

adequate remedy

Contract Law, Property Law

adhesion contract

Contract Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

adjusted basis

admission to bail

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

adultery

Criminal Law, Property Law, Family Law

ad valorem

adverse

adverse possession

Property Law, Evidence Law

after-acquired property

Contract Law, Property Law

after-acquired title

alien

alienation

alluvion

American Depository Receipt

Property Law, International Law

ancillary administration

Property Law, Administrative Law

and

antenuptial (prenuptial) agreement

Contract Law, Property Law, Family Law

appraise

Property Law, Corporate Law

appraiser

appreciate

appurtenant

Contract Law, Property Law

arm's length

Contract Law, Property Law

as is

Contract Law, Property Law

asset

Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

assignee

assume

Civil Law, Property Law

attached

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

attachment

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

attorney-client privilege

attractive nuisance doctrine

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law