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Most Popular Legal Definitions

robbery

Theft under threat or use of force.

open-ended agreement

An agreement or contract which does not have an ending date but will continue for as long as certain conditions exist.

to wit

'That is to say.'

industrial design

A new product or packaging design, or some such ornamental feature, and eligible for intellectual property protection.

assumption

act of taking over the liability for a debt as part of a payment for property which secures that debt

quistclose trust

A trust which arises to the benefit of the donor when property is advanced for a specific purpose and that purpose fails.

intellectual property

As a type of property, intellectual property has the unique characteristic of being ethereal, of the mind, as opposed to real property, which is tangible.

non joinder

the omission of a plaintiff of defendant from a legal proceeding who should have been included 

carnal knowledge

 from Latin carnalis for "fleshly;" carnal knowledge, knowledge of sexual intercourse between a male and female in which there is at least some penetration, no matter how slight, is legally significant in that it is a necessary legal characteristic or element of rape, molestation, and statutory rape

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.