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contracts, civil law. An improper act or omission, which arises from ignorance, carelessness, or negligence. The act or omission must not have been meditated, and must have caused some injury to another. Lec. Elcm. Section 783. See Dolus, Negligence. 1 Miles' Rep. 40. 2. 1. Faults or negligence are usually divided into, gross, ordinary, and slight: 1. Gross fault or neglect, … [Read more...] about FAULT

These words in a lease have the effect of creating a lease for years. … [Read more...] about FARM LET

An error that is cause for a case to be reversed and a new trial granted. An error that has significantly affected the outcome of an event or issue. … [Read more...] about FATAL ERROR

A rule that still a majority of states subscribe to in which one spouse seeking the divorce must allege and prove that the other spouse is at fault for making the marriage untenable. Traditional fault grounds for divorce are adultery, cruelty, abandonment or desertion, confinement in prison, insanity and physical incapacity. Many states now have no-fault divorce in which no … [Read more...] about FAULT DIVORCE

1. The lessee of a farm. It is said that every lessee for life or years, although it be but of a small house and land is called "farmer." This word implies no mystery, except it be that of husbandman. Cunningham; Cowell. 2. A husbandman or agriculturist; one who cultivates a farm, whether the land be his own or another's. 3. One who assumes the collection of the public … [Read more...] about FARMER