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From “Tangible
Personal Property Memorandum (TPPM)” to “Truth
in lending”
Tangible Personal Property Memorandum (TPPM)
A legal document that is referred to in a will and used
to guide the distribution of tangible personal property.
Tax Court of the United States
A judicial body which hears cases concerning federal tax
laws.
Taxable income
The income against which tax rates are applied to compute
tax paid; gross income of businesses or adjusted gross income
of individuals less deductions and exemptions.
Temporary relief
Any form of action by a court granting one of the parties
an order to protect its interest pending further action
by the court.
Temporary restraining order
An emergency remedy of brief duration issued by a court
only in exceptional circumstances, usually when immediate
or irreparable damages or loss might result before the opposition
could take action.
Tender of performance
An offer or attempt to do what is required under a contract
or under the law.
Testamentary capacity
The legal ability to make a will.
Testamentary trust
A trust set up by a will.
Testator
Person who makes a will (Female: testatrix).
Testimony
The evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not
include evidence from documents and other physical evidence.
Third party complaint
A petition filed by a defendant against a third party (not
presently a party to the suit) which alleges that the third
party is liable for all or part of the damages plaintiff
may win from defendant.
Title
Legal ownership of property, usually real property or automobiles.
Tort
A private or civil wrong or injury for which the court provides
a remedy through an action for damages.
Trademark
A word, name, symbol, or devise used by a manufacturer to
distinguish his goods from those sold by others.
Transcript
A written, word-for-word record of what was said. Usually
refers to a record of a trial, hearing, or other proceeding
which has been transcribed from a recording or from shorthand.
Transmittal form
Form required in certain courts for transmitting documents
for filing.
Treatise
A formal and systematic book or writing containing a narrative
statement on a field of law.
Trial
A judicial examination of issues between parties to an action.
Trial brief
A written document prepared for and used by an attorney
at trial. It contains the issues to be tried, synopsis of
evidence to be presented and case and statutory authority
to substantiate the attorney's position at trial.
Trust
A legal device used to manage real or personal property,
established by one person (grantor or settlor) for the benefit
of another (beneficiary).
Trust agreement or declaration
The legal document that sets up a living trust. Testamentary
trusts are set up in a will.
Trustee
The person or institution that manages the property put
in trust.
Truth in lending
Statutes which provide that precise and meaningful cost
of credit information be provided to the credit customer.
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