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PARALEGAL CORE COMPETENCY EXAM 2024| ACTUAL TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
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PARALEGAL CORE COMPETENCY EXAM 2024| ACTUALTEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Abatement - Process of selling estate property to pay debts.
Abatement of Rent - A deduction from the rent owed for the diminishment in value of the premises
caused by the lack of maintenance.
Abstract of Title - Chronological summary of all official records and recorded documents affecting the
title to a parcel of land.
Accord and Satisfaction - The payment of money, or other valuable consideration (usually less than the
amount owed), in exchange for extinguishment of a debt. There must be an express or implied
agreement that accepting the smaller sum discharges the obligation to pay the larger sum.
Acquittal - The legal certification that an accused person is not guilty of the charged offense.
Actual Notice - Direct knowledge a person has about the ownership and condition of title of real
property.
,Actus Reus - Latin term: "guilt act." The wrongful deed that comprises the physical components of a
crime and that generally must be coupled with mens rea to establish criminal liability.
Administrative Authority - Rules, regulations and decisions enacted by federal, state and local agencies;
also includes executive orders for of the President/Governor.
Administrator (male)/Administratrix (female) - Personal representative appointed by the court when
there is no valid will.
Advance Directive - Document that expresses the health care wishes of the signor.
,Advance Sheets - Contains recent cases or statutes enacted or decided after the hardbound volume was
published. The documents in the will be included in the next hardbound volume of the
published set.
Adverse Possession - Acquiring title through taking possession of land that belongs to another without
the owner's consent and retaining possession for a statutory amount of time. It must be: (i) hostile,
meaning it must be without the owner's consent; (ii); actual, meaning there must be physical dominion
and control exerted over the property; (iii) open and notorious, meaning anyone would be able to
determine possession for the entire statutory period; and (v) exclusive, meaning that the adverse
possessor cannot share use of the land in question with its title owner.
Affidavit - A sworn statement in writing, made under oath.
Affirmative Defense (civil) - A fact raised by the defendant that constitutes a defense to the complaint.
Affirmative Defense (criminal) - A set of facts that tend to excuse the defendant from the crime with
which they have been charged.
Alimony - An award of money given from one spouse to the other. Duration of can be for a very
specific time period and will automatically terminate upon a specific date, or it may be unlimited,
, terminating only upon the death of the payor spouse or the payee spouse. is also known as "Spousal
Separate Maintenance" and/or "Spousal Support." It is important to note that, in some jurisdictions,
spousal support and are different.
Alimony Pendente Lite (APL) - An award of money given from one spouse to the other prior to entry of
a final decree; more literally, pending the litigation.
American Law Reports (ALR) - Published in a series; a secondary legal authority that publishes selected
cases followed by extensive articles (a/k/a annotations) which discuss the issues raised.
Ancestor - Relative of a previous generation.
Ancillary Administration - Estate administration established in a state where property is located outside
of the domiciliary state.
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