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Legal Dictionary

There are a plethora of legal terms involved in your case. Our legal dictionary helps define terms that can become confusing from A-Z.

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Unavoidable Accident

An accident that is inevitable despite all involved exercising necessary care.  

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Vicarious Liability

Liability for the tort (harmful actions) of another even though the person being held responsible may not have been the actor who committed the harm.

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Void

No longer having a binding effect or legal force; null.

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Waiver

Knowing and voluntary relinquishment of a right. A waiver may be express or implied.

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