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| Person causes damages/loss to another, but does not injury them, thus latter has no legal remedy. |
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| The appropriation of land or easement by the owner for the use of the public, & accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public. |
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| The power to take a private property for public use by the state, municipalities, & private persons or corporations authorized to exercise functions of public character. |
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| To require a person by writ of injunction, to perform some act |
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| Right to benefits, income or property which may not be abridged without due process. |
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| Right to benefits, income or property which may not be abridged without due process. |
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| The wrongful act of an officer or other person in compelling payment of a free or reward for his services, under color of his official authority, where no payment is due. |
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| “Private property shall not be taken for public use, without just compensation.” |
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| A court order prohibiting someone from doing some specified act or commanding someone to undo some wrong or injury. |
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| Descriptive of all persons against whom judgments for money recoveries are of no effect. |
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| Compensation which is fair to both the owner & the public when property is taken for public use through condemnation. |
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| Opportunism characterized by an informed person’s taking advantage of a less-informed person through an unobserved action. |
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| The activity which arises from unreasonable or unlawful use by a person of his own property & producing such material annoyance that law will presume resulting in damage. |
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| Taking advantage of someone when circumstances permit. |
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| The power of the State to place restraints on the personal freedom & property rights of persons for the protection of the public safety, health, & morals. |
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| Policy of courts to stand by precedent & not to disturb settled point. |
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| A set of actions a firm takes to increase its profit, taking into account the possible actions of other firms. |
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| A concept applied by the courts in product liability cases in which the seller is liable for any & all defective/hazardous products which threaten a consumer’s safety. |
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| Transfer of possession or control. “Taking” of property when gov’t action directly interferes with the owner’s use & enjoyment of the property. |
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| An act performed without authority to act on a subject. |
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