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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