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NEGOTIATION

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The deliberation, discussion, or conference upon the terms of a proposed agreement; the act of settling or arranging the terms and conditions of a bargain, sale, or other business transaction. Also the transfer of, or act of putting into circulation, a negotiable instrument … [Read more...]

NEMO JUDEX IN PARTE SUA

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Latin meaning no one can adjudicate a case within which they are an interested party. … [Read more...]

NEGLECT

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Omission; failure to do something that one is bound, to do; carelessness. The term is used in the law of bailment as synonymous with "negligence". But the latter word is the closer translation of the Latin "negligentia." As used in respect to the payment of money, refusal is the failure to pay money when demanded; neglect is the failure to pay money which the party is bound to … [Read more...]

NECROPSY

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An autopsy, or post-mortern examination of a human body. … [Read more...]

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