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GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY

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Also known as sovereign immunity, a term used to denote the immunity of certain governmental officials from prosecution of certain charges. … [Read more...]

GOODRIGHT, GOODTITLE

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The fictitious plaintiff in the old action of ejectment, most frequently called "John Doe," was sometimes called "Goodright" or "Goodtitle." … [Read more...]

GOVERNOR

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The title of the chief executive in each of the states and territories of the United States; and also of the chief magistrate of some colonies, provinces, and dependencies of other nations. … [Read more...]

GOODS

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property. For some purposes this term includes money, valuable securities, and other mere personal effects. The term. goods and chattels, includes not only personal property in possession, but also choses in action. The term chattels is more comprehensive than that of goods, and will include all animate as well as inanimate property, and also a chattel real, as a lease for … [Read more...]

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