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Most Popular Legal Definitions
moot court
Fictional or hypothetical trials, usually hosted by law schools, as training for
future barristers or litigators.
best evidence rule
legal doctrine that an original piece of evidence--particularly a document--is
superior to a copy; if the original is available, a copy will not be allowed as
evidence in a trial
subinfeudation
The process whereby, under the feudal system of tenure, a person receiving a
grant of land from a lord, could himself become a landlord by subdividing a
subletting that land to others.
arraignment
the hearing in which a person is presented with the charges against them, given
an opportunity to enter a plea, determined whether they have a lawyer, and if
necessary set the bail amount and future appearances
fascism
A form of government which is authoritarian and oppressively conservative, who
believes in the supremacy of the stated national group.
transferee
A person who receives property being
transferred.
grievance
A claim by a union or unionized employee that a collective bargaining agreement
has been breached.
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
non-profit
Operated as nearly as possible at cost; an organization not seeking profit and
which does not disgorge excess income to its members
lunatic
an individual of unsound mind.