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Most Popular Legal Definitions
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.
oath
A religious or solemn affirmation to tell the
truth or to take a certain action.
precatory words
Words that express a wish or a desire rather
than a clear command.
arguendo
Latin meaning "for the sake of argument"
in limine
Latin, at the beginning or on the
threshold.
regicide
the murdering of a king
perpetuating testimony
The recording of evidence when it is feared that
the person with that evidence may soon die or disappear and that this person's
evidence, if recorded, could then be used in the future to prevent a possible
injustice or to support a future claim of property.
addendum
an addition to a completed written document, most commonly a proposed change or
explanation in a contract, or some point that has been the subject of
negotiation after the contract was originally proposed by one party
genocide
The systematic killing of persons because of their ethnicity.
attempt
to actually try to commit a crime and have the ability to do so; the attempt
becomes a crime in itself, and usually means one really tried to commit the
crime, but failed through no decision or fault of their own