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Certificate of occupancy

A document issued by a local government agency or building department certifying a building’s compliance with applicable building codes and other laws, and indicating it to be in a condition suitable for occupancy.
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تعهد

إقرار أو عهد يأخذه الشخص على نفسه برد حق ما أو سداد شيء ما.
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Plea bargain

Any agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and the defendant whereby the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor. This may mean that the defendant will plead guilty to a less serious charge, or to one of several charges, in return for the dismissal of other charges; or it may mean that the defendant will plead guilty to the original criminal charge in return for a more lenient sentence.
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إعادة هيكلة

تغيير مدروس في البنية التنظيمية لمؤسسة ما وإعادة ترتيب للعلاقات بين وحداتها الإدارية بهدف زيادة كفاءة المؤسسة ورفع قدرتها التنافسية. وقد يتم إعادة هيكلة شركة لعجزها عن زيادة أرباحها، أو لكثرة أخطاء الموظفين.
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فصل في نزاع

حل خصومة بين طرفين أو أكثر أمام جهة قانونية مختصة.
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حق امتياز

حق يعطي أولوية لدائن استيفاء حقوقه من بعض أو جميع أموال المدين متقدمًا بذلك على الدائنين الآخرين.
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Hearsay

Evidence given by a witness who relates not what he knows personally but what others have told him, or what he has heard said by others.
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Proprietary

Refers to ownership or characteristics relating to ownership. It describes all the rights that the owner of property (whether real or intangible) can exercise.
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Injunction

Is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts. A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or civil penalties. They can also be charged with contempt of court.
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تسريح

فصل صاحب عمل لعامل أو أكثر عند التعرض لأزمة اقتصادية أو تقنية بهدف تقليل النفقات واستعادة التوازن الاقتصادي للشركة أو المؤسسة.
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Pre-emptory challenge

Refers to a right in jury selection for the attorneys to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason. Other potential jurors may be challenged for cause (by giving a good reason why they might be unable to reach a fair verdict, but the challenge will be considered by the presiding judge and may be denied).
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فتوى

في الشريعة الإسلامية، إخبار المفتي للمستفتي بالحكم الشرعي لأمرٍ ما مع المعرفة بدليله وفقًا للقرآن والسنة.
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Revocation

The recall of some power, authority or thing granted; or destroying or making void a deed that had existence until the act of revocation made it void. It may be either general, covering all acts done before, or special, revoking a particular act.
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استجواب

سماع أقوال المدعى عليه فيما نُسب إليه تفصيلييًا ومواجهته بالأدلة، وسماع دفوعه بهدف التوصل إلى حقيقة الحدث ودرجة مسؤولية المدعى عليه في وقوعه.
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مصادرة

إجراء يهدف إلى نقل ملكية شيء ذا صلة بجريمة إلى الدولة قهرًا وبدون عوض. قد تحدث المصادرة بموجب حكم محكمة، وقد تكون إجراءًا احترازيًا لحين إنقضاء الدعوى والبت فيها.
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Paternity

The legal or biological relationship between a child and his or her biological father. Paternity law deals with the rights and obligations of both the biological or natural father and the child to each other as well as to others. A child’s paternity may be relevant to issues of legitimacy, inheritance and rights to a putative father’s title or surname, as well as the biological father’s rights to access and obligations for child support.