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TERMINAL, TERMINATE, TERMINATION

a normal pregnancy. A term insurance policy is a policy covering the life of the assured for a stated period. TERMINAL, TERMINATE, TERMINATION [L. termino , terminare / to bound, limit, fix a boundary] Terminal: Leading to or close to death. Nearing the end. The final stages of a fatal disease. Happening at the end of a series of events or circumstances. A terminal illness is an illness which results in death. Terminate: to put an end to. To extend to or to arrive at the limit or end. To bring to an end. To discon tinue the employment of a worker; to discharge an employee. Termination: the end, expressed in terms of space or time. The law speaks of the termina tion of corporations, prosecutions, employment, leases, offers, options, trusts, etc. TERMINUS A QUO The point from which; the starting point. With respect to a private right of way, the point at which the party having the right of way can gain access or entrance. TERMINUS AD QUEM The point to which; the terminal point. With respect to a private right of way, the point at which the right of way ends; the exit from a right of way. TERRA [L. earth, ground, soil] Land. TERRA CULTA [L. terra / land + colo , colere / to cultivate, plant, till] Cultivated land. TERRA NOVA New land. Land never previously settled or cultivated. TERRA TRANSIT CUM ONERE [L. terra / land + transeo, transire / to cross, pass over + cum / with + onero, onerare / to load, burden with, oppress] The burdens upon a parcel of land go with its title. TERRITORY, TERRITORIAL [L. territorium / the land around or adjacent to a town; a district] An area of the earth with defined bounds and limits. A geographical area under the control or jurisdiction of a government. An area beyond the geo graphical limits of the country which controls or administers it but which has some degree of autonomy, e.g., a territory of the United States such as Guam. In business, an area assigned to a salesperson or distributor. Territorial juris-

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