| The soil prepared to support a structure or a pavement system; it is the foundation for the pavement structure; also called Basement Soil or Foundation Soil.
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| The right of land to be supported by the land adjacent to or below it.
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| The property that is the subject of a real estate appraisal report.
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| Lease of property by a tenant to a subtenant; also called Subletting.
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| see Sublease.
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| Conversion of a solid to a gas by heating and from a gas to a solid by cooling, for example, dry ice (carbon dioxide).
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| Falling below the accepted or required standard of quality.
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| Of or below water.
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| A centrifugal pump, usually driven by electricity or compressed air, that will operate when submerged.
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| An agreement to submit an existing dispute to arbitration.
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| A time schle prepared by a contractor showing when each of the specified submittals will be sent to the architect or owner.
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| Various documents submitted by the contractor to the owner or architect, such as shop drawings, material samples, subcontractor list, and insurance certificates.
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| A provision in a mortgage or trust deed that acknowledges that it is subordinate to another loan or will allow a future loan to be a superior lien on the property.
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| A subpoena requiring the production of specified documents.
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| A legal order requiring a person to appear in a court, arbitration hearing, or deposition to give testimony.
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| A small roof framing member that spans between joists and purlins.
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| The assumption by a third party, such as an insurance company, of anothers legal right to collect a debt or damages.
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| A supporting ledger consisting of a group of similar accounts, the total of which is in agreement with a controlling account in the general ledger.
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| A drain used for collecting sub-surface or seepage water and carrying the water to where it can be disposed.
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| Any form of matter or material.
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| A doctrine that may excuse minor violations of licensing statutes.
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| The doctrine that a contract is enforceable by a party who has not strictly complied with all requirements of a contract, but who has substantially complied therewith.
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| A substitution of materials for those originally specified for the project.
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| substrate.
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| 1. A lower level, upon which other materials are applied, such as paint, flooring, or roofing. 2. The underlying support for ceramic tile or other finish-type installation. 3. The base or concealed layer of gypsum board in a composite assembly.
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| An individual or entity contracting to perform part or all of a subcontractors contract.
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| see Geotechnical Investigation.
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| The right to use the subterranean part of a parcel of land, such as for tunneling, extraction of minerals, and pipe lines, usually given in the form of an easement.
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| see Termite.
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| Below the surface of the earth.
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