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| | donee
n. a person or entity that received an outright gift or donation. Most popular donees are hospitals, theaters, schools. |
| Charitable Gift | details | | | donor
n. a person or entity making a gift or donation. |
| Charitable Gift | details | | | driving under the influence (DUI)
is a crime of operating a vehicle when concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds legally allowed level (.8 or above); or under the influence of drugs.
Alcohol level of .8 means a 8/100ths to one-tenth of one percent by weight of alcohol to t ... |
| Criminal Law and Procedure | details | | | election of remedies
The purpose of the doctrine of election of remedies is to prevent double recovery. Once a Plaintiff has chosen his remedy and made his claim he can not change his mind and seek recovery on a different legal theory. |
| Legal Remedies | details | | | eleemosynary
relating to, or supported by charity
source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary. |
| Charitable Gift | details | | | endowment
a transfer of money to a fund (trust) with the aim of investing the money and keeping the principal intact forever or for a definite period of time. |
| Charitable Gift | details | | | escrow
This term is usually used to put aside some money, documents, or something of value, with an independent third party called an escrow agent, to satisfy certain debts or obligations established in a written agreement.
Most often escrow accounts are u ... |
| Real Estate Law | details | | | estate
"estate" for the purpose of estate planning may mean:
(a) The interest which a person has in property;
(b) The aggregate of property which a person owns. |
| Trust and Living Trust | details | | | extortion
the felonious act of extorting money by use of threats of violence. |
| Criminal Law and Procedure | details | | | face amount
The dollar amount to be paid to the beneficiary when the insured dies |
| Insurance Law | details |
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