7,392
edits
Difference between revisions of "Terminology"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→J
Nate Russell (talk | contribs) (→J) |
Nate Russell (talk | contribs) (→J) |
||
| Line 243: | Line 243: | ||
==J== | ==J== | ||
; | ;joint account:A bank account shared by more than one person, normally with an equal entitlement to deposit or withdraw, with or without the consent of the other account holders. | ||
;joint | ;joint custody:A situation in which both parents together have custody of their children. See “Custody.” | ||
;joint | ;joint guardianship:A situation in which both parents together have guardianship of their children. Should one parent die in such circumstances, the other parent becomes the sole guardian of the children. See “Guardianship.” | ||
;joint | ;joint tenancy:A form of ownership where two or more people co-own a thing. Each joint tenant’s interest in the property is not distinct, that is, it cannot be separated out from the other tenants’ interests. When one joint tenant dies, the other tenants continue to own the whole of the property between them as if the dead person's interest had simply evaporated. See also “Tenancy in Common.” | ||
;judge:A person appointed by either the federal or provincial government with the authority to hear and decide legal actions in an impartial manner, independent of influence by the government or agents of the government, whose decisions are binding upon the parties to an action. See “Constitution,” "Decision," “Jurisdiction” and "Order." | ;judge:A person appointed by either the federal or provincial government with the authority to hear and decide legal actions in an impartial manner, independent of influence by the government or agents of the government, whose decisions are binding upon the parties to an action. See “Constitution,” "Decision," “Jurisdiction” and "Order." | ||
;judgment:See "Decision" and "Judgment, Final." | ;judgment:See "Decision" and "Judgment, Final." | ||