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Most Popular Legal Definitions
emolument
A legal word which refers to all wages, benefits
or other benefit received as compensation for holding some office or
employment
secret trust
A trust where, to a stated beneficiary, the
donor secretly communicates that he/she holds title in trust for
another.
culpa lata
Latin, gross negligence
article
paragraph or section of any writing such as each portion of a will, corporate
charter, or different sections of a statute.
public law
Laws which regulate the structure and administration of the government, the
conduct of the government in its relations with its citizens, the
responsibilities of government employees and the relationships with foreign
governments.
state law
in America, this refers to the jurisdiction of each state and the laws that
govern their respective citizens in conjunction with national law as determined
by independent state legislatures
age of consent
age at which a person becomes legally competent to consent to marriage or sexual
intercourse
spousal support
Payments to an ex-spouse which are temporary or indefinite, designed to pool and
share the income of both spouses for that period of time necessary for the
lower-income spouse to become economically self-sufficient.
unlawful
Referring to any action which is in violation of a statue, federal or state
constitution, or established legal precedents.
proof in solemn form
The pronouncement by a court that a will is
formally approved and not subject to later contest, with the exception of fraud
or a later will.