imperfect right
A right that is recognized by the law but is not enforceable. • Examples include time-barred claims and claims exceeding the local limits of a court’s jurisdiction.
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popular use
A person’s imperfect right to enjoy public land. • A popular use is not legally enforceable. It is dependent on the government’s will to allow access to the land.
self defense
self-defense, n. 1. The use of force to protect oneself, one’s family, or one’s property from a real or threatened attack. • Generally, a person is justified in using a reasonable amount of force in self-defense if he or she believes that the danger of bodily harm is imminent and that force is necessary to
concord
concord (kon-kord orkong-), n. 1. An amicable arrangement between parties, esp. between peoples or nations; a compact or treaty. 2. Archaic. An agreement to compromise and settle an action in trespass. “Concord is an Agreement made between two or more, upon a Trespass committed; and is divided into Concord executory, and Concord executed… ; one
defective
defective, adj. 1. (Of a position, right, act, or process) lacking in legal sufficiency (defective execution of documents) (defective service of process). 2. (Of a product) containing an imperfection or shortcoming in a part essential to the product’s safe operation (defective wiring caused the accident). [Cases: Products Liability 8. C.J.S. Products Liability §§ 11–15.]
accretion
accretion ([schwa]-kree-sh[schwa]n). 1. The gradual accumulation of land by natural forces, esp. as alluvium is added to land situated on the bank of a river or on the seashore. Cf. ALLUVION; AVULSION(2); DELICTION; EROSION. [Cases: Navigable Waters 44; Waters and Water Courses 93. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 94; Waters §§ 177–182, 184–185.] 2. Any increase