For tax purposes, when a person uses part of a home for business purposes and deducts that percentage of the home used for business purposes, which may include rent and utilities, etc. A room or area designated as a place to perform business related work that is in one's residence. … [Read more...]

Lat. Homicide, (q. v.) . Homicidium ex justitia, homicide in the administration of justice, or in the execution of the sentence of the law. Homicidium ex necessitate, homicide from inevitable necessity, as for the protection of one's person or property. Homicidium ex casu, homicide by accident. Homicidium ex voluntate, voluntary or willful homicide. Bract fols. 120b, 121. … [Read more...]

The port where the owner of a ship resides; this is a relative term. … [Read more...]

An investigation of prospective adoptive parents to make sure they are fit to raise a child, required by all states. Common areas of inquiry include financial stability, marital stability, lifestyles and other social factors, physical and mental health and criminal history. … [Read more...]

A service contract that covers a major housing system--for example, plumbing or electrical wiring--for a set period of time from the date a house is sold. The warranty guarantees repairs to the covered system and is renewable. … [Read more...]