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Civil Law Vocabulary In Use
Master 350+ Essential Civil Law Terms And Phrases Explained With Examples In 10
Minutes A Day
-- By JOHNNY CHUONG –
Text Copyright © by JOHNNY CHUONG
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
ESSENTIAL CIVIL LAW PHRASES AND TERMS
Section A:
Section B:
Section C:
Section D:
Section E:
Section F:
Section G:
Section H:
Section I:
Section J:
Section L:
Section M:
Section U:
Section N:
Section O:
Section P:
Section R:
Section S:
Section T:
Section V:
Section W:
Section Y:
CONCLUSION
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you and congratulate you for downloading the book “Civil Law Vocabulary In
Use: Master 350+ Essential Civil Law Terms And Phrases Explained With Examples In
10 Minutes A Day.”
With a clear, concise, and engaging writing style, Johnny Chuong will provides you over
350 civil law terms and phrases that help you expand your legal words list with a
practical understanding of civil law topics such as civil rights & obligations,
guardianship, civil transactions, estate, lending, types of civil contracts, security for
performance of civil obligations, civil liability, invalid civil transactions, inheritance and
much much more. If you'd like to increase your wide range of legal vocabulary as well
as enhance your knowledge of civil law, then this book may be the most important book
that you will ever read.
As the author of the book, Johnny Chuong promises this book will be an invaluable
source of legal reference for professionals, international lawyers, law students, business
professionals and anyone else who want to improve their use of legal terminology,
succinct clarification of legal terms and have a better understanding of civil law and civil
procedure. This book provides you with a comprehensive and highly practical approach
in legal contexts, the world of civil law related to civil rights, guardianship, civil
transactions, security for performance of civil obligations, civil liability, civil contracts,
all substantive and procedural aspects of civil law. All legal terms and phrases are well
written and explained clearly in plain English.
Take action today and start mastering 350+ essential civil law terms and phrases
explained with examples tomorrow!
Thank you again for purchasing this book, and I hope you enjoy it.
ESSENTIAL CIVIL LAW PHRASES AND TERMS
Section A:
A contract: a written or spoken agreement with specific terms for doing something
between two or more people.
An employment contract;
A co-operative contract;
A lease contract;
A sale contract.
Authorization: an official permission is given to someone to do something.
Performance of a task without authorization.
The authorization must be made in writing, unless being agreed.
A dispute: a disagreement; a conflict of rights.
A dispute over the rights to a property.
A dispute over land use right.
An adult: a person who is eighteen years of age or older.
Children who are adults but are incapable of working.
Each adult shall have full legal capacity.
A minor: is a person who is under eighteen years of age.
Place of residence of minors.
The place of residence of a minor is the place of residence of his/her parents.
A civil transaction: A civil transaction is a contract or unilateral legal act that gives rise
to, or terminates civil rights and/or obligations.
All civil transactions related to the property of a child under six years of age must obtain
the consent of his/her legal representative.
A legally incapacitated person: a person who cannot realize or conduct his/her actions
as a result of his/her mental or other illnesses.
It is impossible for the legally incapacitated person to take up a job.
A legal guardian: a person who has the legal right or duty to take care of and protect
legitimate rights and interests of another person, called a ward.
I thought he was Peter's legal guardian.
Adoptive father: a man who has adopted a child of other parents to raise as his own
child.
David is the adoptive father of his wife's two children.
Adoptive mother: a woman who has adopted a child of other parents to raise as her own
child.
Peter loved his adoptive mother as if she were his own.
Adoptive parents: a married couple who adopt a child of other parents to raise as their
own child.
His adoptive parents has adopted him since 2002.
A natural child = a biological child.
A natural child has the right to change the family name from biological mother’s to
biological father's or vice versa;
An adopted child: a person that has become the legal child of another parents and has
been taken care of as their own child.
An adopted child is treated the same as a natural child.
A transgender person: a person who has a gender identity that differs from his/her birth
sex.
Changing of given name of a person whose gender identity is re-determined or a
transgender person.
An abandoned child: a child who is left without protection, or care.
An abandoned child whose natural parents are unidentified is adopted.
A non-nationality resident = A stateless person.
He is a non-nationality person.
A remuneration: an amount of money that is paid for work or a service.
A person is eligible for a remuneration if their image is used for commercial purposes.
A violator: a person who breaks or infringe a rule, law or agreement.
When the possession is violated by another person, the individual or through a court
compels the violator to terminate his/her violation and compensate for any damage.
A ward: someone who is under the protection of a legal guardian because he/she is
unable to manage his/her own affairs.
Wards include:
a) Persons with limited cognition or behavior control.
b) Incapacitated persons;
c) Minors who have lost their mothers and fathers, or whose parents are unidentifiable;
A natural disaster: a natural event such as a flood, tornadoes, earthquake, or hurricane
that causes a lot of damage and kills many people.
Thousands of people died in the natural disaster.
A juridical person: entity (such as a company, an organization) other than a natural
person (human being) is authorized by law and recognized as a legal entity.
The nationality of a juridical person shall be determined according to the law of the
country in which such juridical person was established.
A household: a group of people live together under the same roof and compose a family.
45% of American households used their credit cards to pay for basic living expenses.
A co-operative group: a business that is owned and run together by its members, who
share the profits or benefits.
Members of a household, or a co-operative group may agree to authorize another person
to enter into and perform a civil transaction related to their common property.
A lease contract: means an agreement between parties whereby a lessor delivers
property to a lessee for use during a fixed term and the lessee is required to pay rent.
Lease contracts of houses.
Authorize: to give someone official permission to do something.
Each person may authorize another to enter into and perform a civil transaction.
Authorization: the act of authorizing (official permission to do something).
The duration of the authorization shall be as agreed by the parties or as provided by law.
Authorization contract means an agreement between parties whereby an attorney has the
obligation to perform an act in the name of a principal.
A power of attorney: a written authorization to represent or act for another person in
specified or all legal matters.
The term of representation shall be determined according to a power of attorney.
An unauthorized person: a person who is not given official permission to do something.
A civil transaction entered into and performed by an unauthorized person representative
shall not give rise to rights and obligations of the principal.
Adjacent immovable property: property that is next to another person’s property.
Right to adjacent immovable property.
Aquatic animals: animals that live in water.
Keeping stray aquatic animals is considered as the possession with a legal basis.
Possession with a legal basis is the possession of a property in the following case:
A person who discovers and keeps stray domestic animals, poultry or raised aquatic
animals.
An emergency circumstance: an event that poses an imminent threat to the life, health,
safety of society and the legitimate rights or interests of people.
In an emergency circumstance, the owner and holder of other property-related rights to a
property must not hinder another person from using his/her own property or hinder
another person from causing damage to such property in order to prevent or abate the
greater danger or damage that threatens to happen.
A sale contract: a written agreement between a buyer and seller.
In a sale contract, the seller may remain the ownership of property until the purchaser
pays in full the purchase price.
Civil Law Vocabulary In Use: Master 350+ Essential Civil Law Terms And Phrases Explained With Examples In 10 Minutes A Day

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Civil Law Vocabulary In Use: Master 350+ Essential Civil Law Terms And Phrases Explained With Examples In 10 Minutes A Day

  • 1. Civil Law Vocabulary In Use Master 350+ Essential Civil Law Terms And Phrases Explained With Examples In 10 Minutes A Day -- By JOHNNY CHUONG –
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  • 6. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ESSENTIAL CIVIL LAW PHRASES AND TERMS Section A: Section B: Section C: Section D: Section E: Section F: Section G: Section H: Section I: Section J: Section L: Section M: Section U: Section N: Section O: Section P: Section R: Section S: Section T: Section V: Section W: Section Y: CONCLUSION CHECK OUT OTHER BOOKS
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  • 8. ESSENTIAL CIVIL LAW PHRASES AND TERMS Section A: A contract: a written or spoken agreement with specific terms for doing something between two or more people. An employment contract; A co-operative contract; A lease contract; A sale contract. Authorization: an official permission is given to someone to do something. Performance of a task without authorization. The authorization must be made in writing, unless being agreed. A dispute: a disagreement; a conflict of rights. A dispute over the rights to a property. A dispute over land use right. An adult: a person who is eighteen years of age or older. Children who are adults but are incapable of working. Each adult shall have full legal capacity. A minor: is a person who is under eighteen years of age. Place of residence of minors. The place of residence of a minor is the place of residence of his/her parents. A civil transaction: A civil transaction is a contract or unilateral legal act that gives rise to, or terminates civil rights and/or obligations. All civil transactions related to the property of a child under six years of age must obtain the consent of his/her legal representative.
  • 9. A legally incapacitated person: a person who cannot realize or conduct his/her actions as a result of his/her mental or other illnesses. It is impossible for the legally incapacitated person to take up a job. A legal guardian: a person who has the legal right or duty to take care of and protect legitimate rights and interests of another person, called a ward. I thought he was Peter's legal guardian. Adoptive father: a man who has adopted a child of other parents to raise as his own child. David is the adoptive father of his wife's two children. Adoptive mother: a woman who has adopted a child of other parents to raise as her own child. Peter loved his adoptive mother as if she were his own. Adoptive parents: a married couple who adopt a child of other parents to raise as their own child. His adoptive parents has adopted him since 2002. A natural child = a biological child. A natural child has the right to change the family name from biological mother’s to biological father's or vice versa; An adopted child: a person that has become the legal child of another parents and has been taken care of as their own child. An adopted child is treated the same as a natural child. A transgender person: a person who has a gender identity that differs from his/her birth sex. Changing of given name of a person whose gender identity is re-determined or a transgender person. An abandoned child: a child who is left without protection, or care. An abandoned child whose natural parents are unidentified is adopted. A non-nationality resident = A stateless person.
  • 10. He is a non-nationality person. A remuneration: an amount of money that is paid for work or a service. A person is eligible for a remuneration if their image is used for commercial purposes. A violator: a person who breaks or infringe a rule, law or agreement. When the possession is violated by another person, the individual or through a court compels the violator to terminate his/her violation and compensate for any damage. A ward: someone who is under the protection of a legal guardian because he/she is unable to manage his/her own affairs. Wards include: a) Persons with limited cognition or behavior control. b) Incapacitated persons; c) Minors who have lost their mothers and fathers, or whose parents are unidentifiable; A natural disaster: a natural event such as a flood, tornadoes, earthquake, or hurricane that causes a lot of damage and kills many people. Thousands of people died in the natural disaster. A juridical person: entity (such as a company, an organization) other than a natural person (human being) is authorized by law and recognized as a legal entity. The nationality of a juridical person shall be determined according to the law of the country in which such juridical person was established. A household: a group of people live together under the same roof and compose a family. 45% of American households used their credit cards to pay for basic living expenses. A co-operative group: a business that is owned and run together by its members, who share the profits or benefits. Members of a household, or a co-operative group may agree to authorize another person to enter into and perform a civil transaction related to their common property. A lease contract: means an agreement between parties whereby a lessor delivers property to a lessee for use during a fixed term and the lessee is required to pay rent. Lease contracts of houses.
  • 11. Authorize: to give someone official permission to do something. Each person may authorize another to enter into and perform a civil transaction. Authorization: the act of authorizing (official permission to do something). The duration of the authorization shall be as agreed by the parties or as provided by law. Authorization contract means an agreement between parties whereby an attorney has the obligation to perform an act in the name of a principal. A power of attorney: a written authorization to represent or act for another person in specified or all legal matters. The term of representation shall be determined according to a power of attorney. An unauthorized person: a person who is not given official permission to do something. A civil transaction entered into and performed by an unauthorized person representative shall not give rise to rights and obligations of the principal. Adjacent immovable property: property that is next to another person’s property. Right to adjacent immovable property. Aquatic animals: animals that live in water. Keeping stray aquatic animals is considered as the possession with a legal basis. Possession with a legal basis is the possession of a property in the following case: A person who discovers and keeps stray domestic animals, poultry or raised aquatic animals. An emergency circumstance: an event that poses an imminent threat to the life, health, safety of society and the legitimate rights or interests of people. In an emergency circumstance, the owner and holder of other property-related rights to a property must not hinder another person from using his/her own property or hinder another person from causing damage to such property in order to prevent or abate the greater danger or damage that threatens to happen. A sale contract: a written agreement between a buyer and seller. In a sale contract, the seller may remain the ownership of property until the purchaser pays in full the purchase price.