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Most Popular Legal Definitions
adhesion contract
A contract so imbalanced in favor of one party over the other that there is a
strong implication it was not freely bargained. (For example, a poor tenant
cannot afford to move out and the landlord places extreme stipulations on
allowing him to live there.)
halliday order
A special court order in regards to document
disclosure where a lawyer for a litigant first reviews documents from specified
sources and identifies and proposes to set aside and distinguish documents for
reasons of privilege, privacy, confidentiality, or the potential personal embarrassment of the party given the personal nature of the information in the
document.
indirect tax
A tax which is levied indirectly; it is ultimately paid for by the consumer.
assignment
act of transferring an interest in property or some right (such as contract
benefits) to another
case
Short for a cause of action, lawsuit, or the right to sue. It is also shorthand
for the reported decisions which can be cited as precedents.
security deposit
Money paid to another to be held as security for
the occurrence of a specified event.
gross negligence
The commission or omission of an action in reckless disregard of the
consequences to the safety or property of another.
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.
bequeath
1) to give personal property under provisions of
a will 2) the act of giving any asset by the terms of a will
civil rights
Those rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, the 13th and 14th Amendments to
the Constitution, including the right to due process, equal treatment under the
law of all people regarding enjoyment of life, liberty, property, and
protection.