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Most Popular Legal Definitions
lex causae
Latin, law of the cause. The law which has precedence, where there is a conflict
of laws, to dispose of an action.
power of attorney
A document which gives a person the right to
make binding decisions for another.
capitalization
1) the act of counting anticipated earnings and expenses as capital assets for
accounting purposes 2) The amount of anticipated net earnings which
hypothetically can be used for conversion into capital assets.
murder
intentional homicide (the taking of another person's life), without legal
justification or provocation.
fieri facias
A write of fieri facias commands a sheriff to
take and sell enough property from the person who lost the lawsuit in order to
pay the amount owed by the judgment.
satisfaction of judgment
A document signed by a judgment creditor stating that the full amount due on the
judgment has been paid.
unfair dismissal
A dismissal of an employee in the absence of a substantial reason.
oral argument
the summary submitted by a lawyer in front of the court explaining why they
should win the decision
parole
The early release from incarceration in which
the prisoner promises to heed certain conditions.
variance
1) An exception to a zoning ordinance,
authorized by the appropriate governmental body. 2) a difference between what
the prosecution has charged and what it has proved. 3) a difference between what
is alleged and what is proved in a civil complaint.