Law Dictionary Definitions

GEM. See growing-equity mortgage under MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

  geldable (geld-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l), adj. Hist. (Of property) subject to tax or tribute. — Also spelled gildable. [Blacks Law 8th]

geld,n. Hist. A tax paid to the Crown under Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings. [Blacks Law 8th]

Gebrauchsmuster. [German] Patents. UTILITY MODEL. — Abbr. GM. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gdn.abbr.GUARDIAN. [Blacks Law 8th]

GBMI.abbr.GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL. [Blacks Law 8th]

  g.b.h.abbr.Grievous bodily harm. See serious bodily injury under INJURY. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gazumping (g<<schwa>>-z<<schwa>>mp-ing).BrE Slang. The improper sale of a house, usu. by raising the price after accepting an offer. • Gazumping can take different forms, the usual one being when a seller raises the price after accepting the buyer’s offer. But it may also occur when a competing buyer makes a higher bid than the…

Gazette (g<<schwa>>-zet). An official newspaper of the British government in which acts of State, Crown ap-pointments, notices of bankruptcy, and other legal matters are reported. • Although the London Gazette is the most famous, there are also publications called the Edinburgh Gazette and the Belfast Gazette with similar purposes. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gay marriage.See same-sex marriage under MARRIAGE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]