An affirmative defense is a defense in which the defendant introduces evidence, which, if found to be credible, will negate criminal liability or civil liability, even if it is proven that the defendant committed the alleged acts. The party...
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affirmative waste
Affirmative waste, also referred to as voluntary waste, refers to overt and willful acts of destruction performed by a tenant or life tenant that lead to the drop in value of a piece of property by harming the property or depleting natural...
affix
Affix means to attach something. Some common uses of the term “affix” in a legal sense include:
In the context of real estate, the term “affix” means to attach something to real estate in a permanent way. For example, planting trees...affray
Affray is a term used to define a common law offense, which involves fighting between people in a public place that disturbs the peace.
In Massachusetts, an affray “is an offense against the public, an aggravated...
after-acquired evidence
After-acquired evidence is evidence discovered after an employee is fired, that shows the employee’s misconduct during their employment would have eventually led to termination. In Mckennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co., the Supreme...
after-acquired property
Also called “future-acquired property”.
Personal or real property that a borrower acquires after having taken on a debt secured by all of their property, which becomes additional collateral for the debt. Based on UCC § 9-204, such...after-acquired title
Title held by someone who bought property from a seller before the seller received title to the property and who automatically obtained title upon the seller’s receipt of title.
An example involving acquiring after-acquired...
after-discovered evidence
After-discovered evidence, or newly discovered evidence, is evidence which existed at the time of the original trial but was only discovered after the conclusion of the trial. After-discovered evidence is an issue predominantly in criminal...
age discrimination
Age discrimination happens when employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies treat an employee less favorably because of his or her age if the employee is at least 40 years old. It is protected by the Age Discrimination Employment Act of...
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
The purpose of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is to protect relatively old workers (over age 40) from discrimination that works to the advantage of relatively young; discrimination against the relatively young is outside Act's...