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Most Popular Legal Definitions
offense
A crime.
tariff
a tax levied on imports and/or exports
public domain
American copyright law term: works that are not copyright protected, free for
all to use without permission.
living will
A document that sets out guidelines for
civil
1) In law, the part that encompasses businesses,
contracts, estates, domestic relations, accidents, negligence and everything
related to legal issues, statutes and lawsuits, that is not
criminal law.
2) Used in referring to one's basic rights guaranteed under the
Constitution.suit
Generic term for any filing of a complaint (or
petition) asking for legal redress by judicial action.
services
work performed for pay.
tenant
A person to whom a landlord grants temporary and exclusive use of land or a part
of a building, usually in exchange for rent.
clerk
An official or employee who handles the business
of a court or a system of courts, maintains files of each case.
indemnity
Contract with a third-party to perform another's obligations if called upon to
do so by the third-party, whether the other has defaulted or not.