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estates. An agreement or coincidence of certain qualities in the title of a joint estate or an estate in common. 2. In a joint estate there must exist four unities; that of interest, for a joint-tenant cannot be entitled to one period of duration or quantity of interest in lands, and the other to a different; one cannot be tenant for life, and the other for years: that of … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Parties who have the same interests such as those who stand to gain as the result of a certain action, such as co-plaintiffs who will all benefit equally should the defendants be found liable in a lawsuit. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The collection of federal legislation of the US which has been codified and known as the USC. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A collective bargaining agreement used in the context of labor agreements. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
In taxation. Uniformity in taxation implies equality in the burden of taxation, which cannot exist without uniformity in the mode of assessment, as well as in the rate of taxation. Further, the uniformity must be coextensive with the territory to which it applies. And it must be extended to all property subject to taxation, so that all property may be taxed alike and equally. … [Read more...]