Glossaries
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Material Breach | A material breach of a contract is a significant violation of an agreement which can result in the complete termination of the agreement and the ability for the wronged party to sue for damages. |
| Material Breach | A material breach of a contract is a significant violation of an agreement which can result in the complete termination of the agreement and the ability for the wronged party to sue for damages. |
| Mayoría de edad | Edad a la que finaliza la ayuda. Actualmente la edad es 18 años en Arizona a menos que el niño asista a la escuela secundaria, un programa certificado de equivalencia de escuela secundaria o esté discapacitado. |
| Mechanic's Lien | A specific legal tool used to recover payment for labor or services that were performed at a building or a construction site that have not been paid. A person who was not paid for their services would seek a judgement for a mechanic’s lien and if granted the lien would be attached to the property to be paid when the property was sold. |
| Mediación | Un proceso donde una tercera persona se encuentra con dos personas que están en desacuerdo para ayudarlos a llegar a un solución sobre la disputa. |
| Mediation | A process in which the disputing persons use a third individual to assist them in reaching a settlement of the dispute. The process is private, informal, and non-binding. The mediator has no power to impose a settlement, but rather attempts to assist the disputants in reaching a mutually acceptable resolution to the dispute. |
| Medical director of a mental health treatment agency | A psychiatrist, or other licensed physician experienced in psychiatric matters, who is designated in writing by the governing body of the agency as the person in charge of the medical services of the agency for the purposes of this chapter and includes the chief medical officer of the state hospital. |
| Medical director of an evaluation agency | A psychiatrist, or other licensed physician experienced in psychiatric matters, who is designated in writing by the governing body of the agency as the person in charge of the medical services of the agency for the purposes of this chapter and may include the chief medical officer of the state hospital. |
| Medida cautelar | Una orden judicial para dejar de hacer un acto en particular. |
| Member of the beneficiary's family | A beneficiary's spouse, descendant, stepchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption. |
| Member of the minor's family | The minor's parent, stepparent, spouse, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption. |
| Memo in Opposition | A memorandum in response to another written memorandum or written request to the court. |
| Memorádum | Un documento escrito en apoyo a una posición determinada. |
| Memorádum de Respuesta | Un documento que el Apelante puede presentar en respuesta al Memorando de la Apelado. |
| Memorandum | A written document in support of a certain position. |
| Memorandum | A written document in support of a certain position. |
| Memorándum de Oposición | Un memorándum en respuesta a otro memorándum por escrito o solicitud por escrito al tribunal. |
| Memorándum del apelado | El documento presentado por el apelado en respuesta al Memorándum del Apelante. |
| Memorándum del apelante | El documento que el Apelante presenta para explicar por qué la decisión del tribunal inferior debe ser revocada. |
| Mental disorder | A substantial disorder of the emotional processes of a person, thought, cognition or memory. Mental disorder is distinguished from:
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