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Assessment
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AssessmentThe making out a list of property, and fixing its valuation or appraisement; it is also applied to making out a list of persons, and appraising their several occupations, chiefly with a view of taxing the said persons and their property.
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List
A table of cases arranged for trial or argument; as, the trial list, the argument list.
Property
Property is commonly thought of as a thing which belongs to someone and over which a person has total control. But, legally, it is more properly defined as a collection of legal rights over a thing. These rights are usually total and fully enforceable by the state or the owner against others. It has been said that "property and law were born and die together. Before laws were made there was no property. Take away laws and property ceases." before laws were written and enforced, property had no relevance. Possession was all that mattered. There are many classifications of property, the most common being between real property or immoveable property (real estate such as land or buildings) and "chattel", or "moveable" (things which are not attached to the land such as a bicycle, a car or a hammer) and between public (property belonging to everybody or to the state) and private property.
Valuation
The act of ascertaining the worth of a thing; or it is the esti-mated worth of a thing
Appraisement
A just valuation of property.
Several
A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or cove-nant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint.
View
A prospect.
Said
Before mentioned.
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Assembly
The union of a number of persons in the same place.
Assessment of damages
After an interlocutory judgment has been obtained, the damages must be, ascertained; the act of thus fixing the amount of damages is called the assessment of damages.
Assessors
Civil law. So called from the word adsidere, which Signifies to be seated with the judge.
Assets
Cash, property and investments along with anything else that may be of value to a individual or business.
Asseveration
The proof which a man gives of the truth of what be says, by appealing to his conscience as a witness.
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Assassin
Crim, law. An assassin is one who attacks another either traitorously, or with the advantage of arms or place) or of a number of persons who support him, and kills his victim.
Assassination
Criminal law. A murder committed by an assassin. By assassination is understood a murder committed for hire in money, without any provocation or cause of resentment given by the person against whom the crime is directed.
Assault
The touching of another person with an intent to harm, without that person's consent.
Assay
A chemical examination of metals, by which the quantity of valuable or precious metal contained in any mineral or metallic mixture is ascertained.
Assembly
The union of a number of persons in the same place.
Assessment
Assessment of damages
After an interlocutory judgment has been obtained, the damages must be, ascertained; the act of thus fixing the amount of damages is called the assessment of damages.
Assessors
Civil law. So called from the word adsidere, which Signifies to be seated with the judge.
Assets
Cash, property and investments along with anything else that may be of value to a individual or business.
Asseveration
The proof which a man gives of the truth of what be says, by appealing to his conscience as a witness.
Assign
To give, to transfer responsibility, to another. The assignee (sometimes also called "assigns") is the person who receives the right or property being given and the assignor is the person giving.
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List
A table of cases arranged for trial or argument; as, the trial list, the argument list.
Property
Property is commonly thought of as a thing which belongs to someone and over which a person has total control. But, legally, it is more properly defined as a collection of legal rights over a thing. These rights are usually total and fully enforceable by the state or the owner against others. It has been said that "property and law were born and die together. Before laws were made there was no property. Take away laws and property ceases." before laws were written and enforced, property had no relevance. Possession was all that mattered. There are many classifications of property, the most common being between real property or immoveable property (real estate such as land or buildings) and "chattel", or "moveable" (things which are not attached to the land such as a bicycle, a car or a hammer) and between public (property belonging to everybody or to the state) and private property.
Valuation
The act of ascertaining the worth of a thing; or it is the esti-mated worth of a thing
Appraisement
A just valuation of property.
Several
A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or cove-nant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint.
View
A prospect.
Said
Before mentioned.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Assembly
The union of a number of persons in the same place.
Assessment of damages
After an interlocutory judgment has been obtained, the damages must be, ascertained; the act of thus fixing the amount of damages is called the assessment of damages.
Assessors
Civil law. So called from the word adsidere, which Signifies to be seated with the judge.
Assets
Cash, property and investments along with anything else that may be of value to a individual or business.
Asseveration
The proof which a man gives of the truth of what be says, by appealing to his conscience as a witness.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Assassin
Crim, law. An assassin is one who attacks another either traitorously, or with the advantage of arms or place) or of a number of persons who support him, and kills his victim.
Assassination
Criminal law. A murder committed by an assassin. By assassination is understood a murder committed for hire in money, without any provocation or cause of resentment given by the person against whom the crime is directed.
Assault
The touching of another person with an intent to harm, without that person's consent.
Assay
A chemical examination of metals, by which the quantity of valuable or precious metal contained in any mineral or metallic mixture is ascertained.
Assembly
The union of a number of persons in the same place.
Assessment
Assessment of damages
After an interlocutory judgment has been obtained, the damages must be, ascertained; the act of thus fixing the amount of damages is called the assessment of damages.
Assessors
Civil law. So called from the word adsidere, which Signifies to be seated with the judge.
Assets
Cash, property and investments along with anything else that may be of value to a individual or business.
Asseveration
The proof which a man gives of the truth of what be says, by appealing to his conscience as a witness.
Assign
To give, to transfer responsibility, to another. The assignee (sometimes also called "assigns") is the person who receives the right or property being given and the assignor is the person giving.
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