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Today's Terms
Unlawful detainer
Definition:
A detention of real estate without the consent of the owner or other person entitled to its possession.
Admission
Definition:
statement tending to establish the guilt or liability of the person making the statement.
respondeat superior
Definition:
A rule of civil law that once a matter has been litigated and final judgment has been rendered by the trial court, the matter cannot be relitigated by the parties in the same court, or any other trial court. A court will use res judicata to deny reconsideration of a matter.
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