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domestic violence/dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns/ /dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪləns/
Violence committed in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.
briefed/bɹiːft/
To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
scotch/skɒtʃ/ /skɑtʃ/
(Australian rhyming slang) To rape.
escrows/ˈeskroʊz/ /ˈeskroʊs/
A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.
disclaimers/dɪsˈkleɪm.əz/ /dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚz/
One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
schedules/ˈʃedjuːlz/ /ˈskedʒuːlz/
A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
redrafts/ˈrɛdˌdræfts/ /ˈriˈdræfts/
A new bill of exchange which the holder of a protested bill draws on the drawer or endorsers, for the amount of the bill, with costs and charges.
forensic/fəˈɹɛn.sɪk/
Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
notarised/ˈnoʊtəˌraɪzd/ /ˈnoʊtəˌraɪzd/
To be witness of the authenticity of a document and its accompanying signatures in one's capacity as notary public
concession/kənˈsɛʃən/
The act of conceding.