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Most Popular Legal Definitions
transferee
A person who receives property being
transferred.
continuance
an adjournment of a trial or some other legal hearing
sex
1) gender, as in male or female. 2) sexual intercourse
unlawful assembly
The act of assembling for the purpose of starting a riot or breaching the
peace.
preliminary hearing
the initial hearing at which the prosecutor
presents applicable evidence to a judge to show probable cause for the arrest
and that the individual committed a crime; can also refer to any court
proceeding that occurs before an actual trial
duress
where a person is prevented from acting, or not
acting, according to their free will by threat or force of another
unlawful
Referring to any action which is in violation of a statue, federal or state
constitution, or established legal precedents.
estate law
A term used by the law to describe that part of
the law which regulates wills, probate and other subjects related to the
distribution of a deceased person's estate
unilateral contract
An agreement to pay in exchange for performance,
if the potential performer chooses to act.
at will employment
provision found in many employment contracts
which suggest the employees works at the will of the employer; employers insert
in order to avoid claims of termination in breach of contract, breach of the
covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or discrimination.