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face amount

The dollar amount to be paid to the beneficiary when the insured dies

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false imprisonment

Intentional physical confinement of a person without that person’s consent. The following elements must be present to have bona fide case: the act of detention must be physical and volitional; intent to confine; actual occurrence of detention; ...

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fictitious defendant

is a real person a plaintiff believes it has a cause of action against in a lawsuit who, for one reason or another, cannot be identified by the plaintiff before a lawsuit is commenced. Because it is not always possible for a Plaintiff to identif ...

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fiduciary

for the purposes of estate administration: Fiduciary means a personal representative or trustee. The term includes an executor, administrator, successor personal representative, and a person performing substantially the same function.

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foreclosure

A foreclosure is a process initiated by a lender to satisfy unpaid debt by selling a house/apartment at an auction. Depending on the state laws, it can be either judicial or non-judicial. Differences among states range from the notices that mus ...

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foreclosure sale

When a homeowner is about 60 days past due on his/her mortgage payment, the lender (bank) might want to repossess the house to satisfy the outstanding debt. A Notice of Default is sent to the homeowner and that is how the foreclosure begins. Afte ...

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foster child

Children that are in the legal guardianship or custody of a state, county, or private adoption or foster care agency, yet are cared for by foster parents in their own homes, under some kind of short-term or long-term foster care arrangement with t ...

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