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Simple English definitions for legal terms

accrue

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A quick definition of accrue:

Accrue: When you earn or collect money over time, or when you have a legal right to ask for something because of something that happened. For example, if you have a job and get paid every week, your money will accrue over time. Or, if someone hurts you and you have a right to ask for money to make it better, your claim will accrue when the hurt happens.

A more thorough explanation:

Accrue means to accumulate or grow over time. It can refer to:

  • The accumulation of interest, income, or expenses. For example, if you have a savings account, interest will accrue over time, meaning that the amount of money in your account will gradually increase.
  • When a legal claim or cause of action comes into existence. This means that a person has a complete and present reason to take legal action. For example, if someone is injured in a car accident, their legal claim against the other driver will accrue at the time of the accident.

Accrual is often important in legal contexts, such as when determining the statute of limitations for a claim. For example, in California, a claim for injury or property damage must be presented within six months of the accrual of the cause of action.

In bankruptcy cases, the court must determine whether a debtor's claim has accrued, which would make it an asset of the debtor's estate. This means that if a person is owed money at the time they file for bankruptcy, that money may be used to pay off their debts.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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