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Term to describe the effects of time and use on an object or, more frequently, a rented residence. For example, a tenant is not responsible to pay for any damage that represents the reasonable wear and tear to the premises over the course of a lease (although what is considered normal wear and what is extraordinary is usually a topic of dispute.) Reasonable wear might be the … [Read more...] about REASONABLE WEAR AND TEAR

A change to the work environment to assist a qualified employee who is disabled to perform their job. Federal law requires that employers accommodate employees with disabilities or have restrictions based upon religion and must offer reasonable accommodations to such employees, provided that such accommodations do not cause an undue burden on the employer. This may include … [Read more...] about REASONABLE ACCOMODATION

This is where an Insurer procures the whole or a part of the sum which he has insured (i.e., contracted to pay in case of loss, death, etc.) to be Insured again to him by another person. Sweet … [Read more...] about REASSURANCE

This term signifies such an act as the law requires. When an act is unnecessary, a party will not be required to perform it as a reasonable act … [Read more...] about REASONABLE ACT

A second attachment of him who was formerly attached, and dismissed the court without day, by the not coming of the justices, or some such casualty. Reg. Orig. 35. … [Read more...] about REATTACHMENT