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  2. Vested interest (communication theory) - Wikipedia

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    Vested interest (Crano, 1983; [1] Crano & Prislin, 1995; [2] Sivacek & Crano, 1982 [3]) is a communication theory that seeks to explain how an attitude of self-interest can affect behavior; or, in more technical terms, to question how certain hedonically relevant (Miller & Averbeck, 2013) [4] attitudinal dimensions can influence and consistently predict behavior based on the degree of ...

  3. Doctrine of worthier title - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In the common law of England, the doctrine of worthier title was a legal doctrine that preferred taking title to real estate by descent over taking title by devise or by purchase. It essentially provides that a remainder cannot be created in the grantor's heirs, at least not by those words. The rule provided that where a testator ...

  4. Fee simple - Wikipedia

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    In English law, a fee simple or fee simple absolute is an estate in land, a form of freehold ownership. A "fee" is a vested, inheritable, present possessory interest in land. A "fee simple" is real property held without limit of time (i.e., permanently) under common law, whereas the highest possible form of ownership is a "fee simple absolute ...

  5. Vesting - Wikipedia

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    Vesting. In law, vesting is the point in time when the rights and interests arising from legal ownership of a property are acquired by some person. Vesting creates an immediately secured right of present or future deployment. One has a vested right to an asset that cannot be taken away by any third party, even though one may not yet possess the ...

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    Versions. There are two WordWeb versions: the free version, which does not have the word list, search, anagram, or customization features; and the paid version, WordWeb Pro. WordWeb 5 added the ability to list entries from three online sources: Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and WordWeb Online. These details appear in three separate tabs.

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    Total Recall is a 1990 American science-fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven (pictured). Based on a 1966 short story by Philip K. Dick, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. It tells the story of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger) and the shadow organization that tries to ...

  8. Vested interest - Wikipedia

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    Vested interest (communication theory), a communication theory that seeks to explain how influences affect behavior Vesting , a term used in law and finance to describe a right to possess an asset, in the present or at some point in the future

  9. Third-party beneficiary - Wikipedia

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    A third-party beneficiary, in the law of contracts, is a person who may have the right to sue on a contract, despite not having originally been an active party to the contract. This right, known as a ius quaesitum tertio, [ 1] arises when the third party ( tertius or alteri) is the intended beneficiary of the contract, as opposed to a mere ...