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{{JP Boyd on Family Law TOC}} | {{JP Boyd on Family Law TOC}} This page offers my own plain-language definitions of common legal words and phrases. For more complete, more precise definitions you might want to have a look at Black's Law Dictionary, an American reference book published by Thomson West, or at Barron's Canadian Law Dictionary. Most public libraries will carry one or both of these dictionaries. The websites of the provincial Queen's Printer and the Legal Services Society also feature helpful glossaries. | ||
This page offers my own plain-language definitions of common legal words and phrases. For more complete, more precise definitions you might want to have a look at Black's Law Dictionary, an American reference book published by Thomson West, or at Barron's Canadian Law Dictionary. Most public libraries will carry one or both of these dictionaries. The websites of the provincial Queen's Printer and the Legal Services Society also feature helpful glossaries. | |||
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;assign:In law, to transfer an interest or right in something to someone else. People who go on welfare, for example, are required to assign their rights to apply for child support and spousal support to the provincial government. | ;assign:In law, to transfer an interest or right in something to someone else. People who go on welfare, for example, are required to assign their rights to apply for child support and spousal support to the provincial government. | ||
;attest:To swear or affirm something to be true, usually in the context of oral evidence or affidavit evidence. | ;attest:To swear or affirm something to be true, usually in the context of oral evidence or affidavit evidence. | ||
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