LIFE EVENTS

Abduction refers to the criminal taking or capture of an individual against their will or without their consent, generally by means of persuasion, fraud or force.

The definition of “able to work” is defined as capable of employment.  A person who is able to work is ineligible to receive unemployment benefits on the basis of illness or injury. 

• labor law

In tort law, an abnormally dangerous activity is an activity that is "not common usage" and creates a foreseeable and very significant risk of physical harm, even when reasonable care is exercised by all parties.

• tort law

Abortion is the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.

To abrogate is to formally annul or repeal a law through an act of legislation, constitutional authority, or custom. For example, the Supreme Court of Michigan explained in Ferency v.

• lawsuits-court

Abscond means leaving a jurisdiction secretly or suddenly, e.g.

Absolute is used commonly in property law and in divorce law meaning final or without limitations.

The absolute bar rule prohibits a creditor who disposes of collateral in a commercially unreasonable manner from obtaining a deficiency judgment. 

For example:

Abuse is an action that intentionally causes harm or injures another person. This can refer to physical abuse, psychological abuse, mental abuse, or child abuse (see below). 

Abuse is also to misuse something—e.g., abuse of process. 

Abusive discharge is a terminated employee’s claim that their termination breached some public policy of the state.  Abusive discharge claims are often brought when no claim for breach of contract or violation of a statute can be alleged. Thus, the employee attempts to show that