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...
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thereafter
Thereafter means later, or afterward. It is often used as a transition word when referencing chronological events.
For example, in the case of Forsyth v. Humana (1997), the procedural history is described as: “On July 1,...
thereinafter
Thereinafter means coming later in the same thing. Thereinafter often refers to sections of text in a larger work.
The Supreme Court case of Loughborough v. Blake (1820) states “The 8th section of the 1st article gives to...
things in action
Things in action refers to 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 a final...
Third Amendment
The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits, in peacetime, the government from lodging soldiers in private homes without the consent of the owner of the home. The Amendment states that "[n]o soldier shall, in time of peace be...
third party
A third party is a person who is not a principal party. The term third party often refers to someone who is not a party to a dispute or agreement.
See also Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 14 and impleader (third party...
third party beneficiary
A third party beneficiary is a person benefiting from a contract made between two other parties, where the two contracting parties intended to benefit the third party beneficiary. The third party beneficiary is not a party to the contract,...
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...
third-party trust
A third-party trust is a special needs trust funded exclusively with property that did not belong to the beneficiary before going into the trust.
See: special needs trust
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