This dictionary is intended to help clarify the terms used throughout the website. To help all of us better understand what words mean in context.
Buck Act
The Buck Act, passed in 1940, allows the federal government to tax income within states by creating “federal areas” that overlay state boundaries. This act establishes capitalized “federal states” that have the same boundaries as sovereign states but are under federal jurisdiction, enabling the federal government to consider everyone living in a state to be residing […]
resident
In the context of how it’s used on government forms, they are asking you, do you domicile in a state requesting protection from the federal government against any actions of your state? As a national, one would not answer in the affirmative because a national is requesting protection from the state against the federal government.
Equitable Title
Equitable title refers to the right to obtain full ownership of property (legal title), usually after fulfilling conditions like paying off a mortgage or contract. So if there’s a lien on your equitable interest, it’s a claim against your beneficial interest, not necessarily against full legal title (though the two are closely related in practice).
Common Law
As distinguished from statutory law created by the enactment of legislatures, the common law comprises the body of those principles and rules of action, relating to the government and security of persons and property, which derive their authority solely from uses and customs of immemorial antiquity.
Dialectic
This term originates from ancient Greek philosophy, referring to a process of reasoning, argumentation, and intellectual investigation. It involves the dynamic interplay between opposing forces, ideas, or concepts, leading to the development and refinement of understanding. Dialectical thinking is seeing things from multiple perspectives. A fundamental principle of dialectical thinking is that everything is composed […]