The Bluebook, formally known as The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is a style guide that sets forth the most widely used legal citation system in the United States, i. e., how U.S. legal documents are cited in legal memoranda, court...
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theft
Theft is the taking of another person’s personal property with the intent of depriving that person of the use of their property. Also referred to as larceny.
Theft is often divided into grand theft and petty theft. If the...
thereafter
Later, or afterward. Often used as a transition word when referencing chronological events.
thereinafter
Coming later in the same thing. Often refers to sections of text in a larger work.
things in action
Property that is theoretically owed to someone by virtue of a legal right to sue. The property involved is often money. Thus, someone with a tort claim has a thing in action until either a court issues final judgment or the period for suing has...
Third Amendment
The Third Amendment to the Constitution prohibits, in peacetime, the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the consent of the owner of the home. It states that "[n]o Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the...
third party
A person who is not a principal party. Often refers to someone who is not party to a dispute or agreement.
third party beneficiary
A third party beneficiary is a person benefiting from a contract made between two parties, where the two contracting parties intended to benefit the third party beneficiary. The third party beneficiary is not a party to the contract but has rights...
third-degree instruction
Third degree Instruction is an instruction given by a court to a deadlocked jury to encourage it to continue deliberating until it reaches a verdict. Also called Allen charge, dynamite charge, nitroglycerine charge, and shotgun charge....
third-party beneficiary
A third-party beneficiary is a person who is not a contracting party of a contract but can still receive the benefits from the performance of the contract. The privity of the contract is between the contracting parties - the promisor and...