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APPURTENANT

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Belonging to; accessory or incident to; adjunct, appended, or annexed to; answering to accessorium in the civil law. 2 Steph. Comm. 30 note. A thing is deemed to be incidental or appurtenant to land when it is by right used with the land for its benefit, as in the case of a way, or water course, or of a passage for light, air, or heat from or across the land of another. Civil … [Read more...]

APPRAISAL

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A determination of the value of something, such as a house, jewelry or stock. A professional appraiser -a qualified, disinterested expert -makes an estimate by examining the property, and looking at the initial purchase price and comparing it with recent sales of similar property. Courts commonly order appraisals in probate, condemnation, bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings … [Read more...]

APPROACH THE WITNESS

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When an attorney (upon approval of the judge) may approach the witness who is being questioned and seated in the witness box for the purpose of handing a document or other exhibit for the witness to examine. … [Read more...]

APPRAISAL FEE

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A fee charged by an appraiser to provide an appraisal of value on an item. … [Read more...]

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