A lawsuit that is usually the first of its kind which will act as a test to determine whether a law is valid or what position will be taken by a court with regard to a new issue. … [Read more...] about TEST CASE
TERROREM CLAUSE
A no-contest clause. … [Read more...] about TERROREM CLAUSE
TERRITORIAL WATERS
All bodies of water that are contained within a specific boundary, such as a state or a country, in addition to an additional buffer zone bordering the ends of the coast … [Read more...] about TERRITORIAL WATERS
TERRY STOP
When a person is stopped by police officers upon reasonable suspicion that the person may have been engaged in criminal activity. This standard comes from a famous criminal case, Terry v. Ohio, which was decided in 1968. This standard is as opposed to the requirements for an arrest, which requires probable cause that a suspect committed a criminal offense. The stop of a person … [Read more...] about TERRY STOP
TERRAGE
In old English law. A kind of tax or charge on land; a boon or duty of plowing, reaping, etc. Cowell. … [Read more...] about TERRAGE