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unity

unity, n. 1. The fact or condition of being one in number; oneness. 2. At common law, a requirement for the creation of a joint tenancy. • The four unities are interest, possession, time, and title. See joint tenancy under TENANCY. [Cases: Joint Tenancy 1, 3. C.J.S. Estates § 19; Joint Tenancy§§ 2, 4, 6–15,

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community property

Assets owned in common by husband and wife as a result of its having been acquired during the marriage by means other than an inheritance or a gift to one spouse, each spouse generally holding a one-half interest in the property. • Only nine states have community-property systems: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico,

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equal employment opportunity commission

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. An independent federal commission that investigates claims of employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age and enforces antidiscrimination statutes through lawsuits. • It was created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC encourages mediation and other nonlitigious means of resolving employment

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unity

unity n. 共同;统一 在普通法中,要创设一项共同保有〔joint tenancy〕,必须同时具备四个「共同」:「共同权益」〔interest〕——共同保有人〔joint tenants〕必须有同一的权益;「共同权利」〔title〕——指共同权益的产生基于同一个转让行为或同一份转让契据;「同一时间」〔time〕——指这种权益必须于同一时间开始;「共同占有」〔possession〕——指共有之财产由共有人不可分割地共同占有。这四个条件对于共同保有来说缺一不可。

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title division

title division. Archaic. A common-law system for dividing property acquired during marriage upon the dissolution of the marriage, the divisions being based on who holds legal title to the property. • Under title division, when a marriage ends in divorce, property purchased during the marriage is awarded to the person who holds title to the

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community property

community property. Assets owned in common by husband and wife as a result of its having been acquired during the marriage by means other than an inheritance or a gift to one spouse, each spouse generally holding a one-half interest in the property. • Only nine states have community-property systems: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada,

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