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grace period. 1. A period of extra time allowed for taking some required action (such as making payment) without incurring the usual penalty for being late. • Insurance policies typically provide for a grace period of 30 days beyond the premium’s due date, during which the premium may be paid without the policy being canceled.…

  grab law.The various means of debt collection involving remedies outside the scope of federal bankruptcy law, such as attachment and garnishment; aggressive collection practices. [Cases: Attachment 1; Garnishment 1. C.J.S. Attachment §§ 2–4, 7.]  [Blacks Law 8th]

GPO.abbr.GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.  [Blacks Law 8th]

GPARM. See graduated-payment adjustable-rate mortgage under MORTGAGE.  [Blacks Law 8th]

go without day.See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY. [Blacks Law 8th]

governor. The chief executive official of a U.S. state. • Governors are elected and usu. serve a two- or four-year term. [Cases: States 41. C.J.S. States §§ 88–90, 130–131.] [Blacks Law 8th]

government tort.See TORT. [Blacks Law 8th]

  government-survey system.A land-description method that divides the United States into checks or tracts of ground, which are further broken down into smaller descriptions, such as metes and bounds.   [Blacks Law 8th]

government survey.See SURVEY.  [Blacks Law 8th]

government security.See SECURITY. [Blacks Law 8th]