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Most Popular Legal Definitions
prohibition
A legal restriction against the use of something or against certain
conduct.
specific deterrence
Deterrence, as an objective of sentencing, which is fit to a particular
offender.
aggravated assault
crime of physically attacking another person
which results in serious bodily harm and/or is made with a deadly or dangerous
weapon such as a gun, knife, sword, ax, or blunt instrument; aggravated assault
is usually a felony punishable by a term in state prison
crumbling skull rule
a legal theory, companion to the thin skull rule, which limits a tort
defendant's exposure to a plaintiff's injuries to the plaintiff's condition at
the time of the tort
attorney
1) an agent or someone authorized to act for another 2) a person who has been
qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services, including
appearing in court; each state has a bar examination which is a qualifying test
to practice law
bequest
the gift of personal property under the terms of
a will
parricide
Killing one's father.
legislation
Written and approved laws.
livery
Delivery. An archaic legal word from the feudal system referring to the actual
legal transmission of possession of an object to another.
partition
1) the act of dividing or parting 2) the dividing of interests, either by
agreement or enforced by law, often referring to real estate