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Most Popular Legal Definitions
authorize
to officially empower someone to act
non joinder
the omission of a plaintiff of defendant from a legal proceeding who should have
been included
district court
the location, pertaining to a specific legal
district, where federal cases are initially heard
confiscate
1) to take or seize 2) seized or surrendered in response to a penalty or
issuance of law
defendant
individual, company or organization that defends a legal action taken by a
plaintiff and against which the court has been asked to order damages or
specific corrective action redress some type of unlawful or improper action
alleged by the plaintiff
security deposit
Money paid to another to be held as security for
the occurrence of a specified event.
demand letter
a letter from a lawyer, on behalf a client, that demands payments or some other
action, which is allegedly due or in default
homicide
The world includes all occasions where one human
being, by commission or omission of an act, takes away the life of
another.
capital stock
The original amount paid by investors into a corporation for its issued stock.
Capital stock also does not reflect the value of corporate assets, which can go
up or down based on profits, losses, or purchases of equipment. Capital stock
remains as a ledger entry at the original price.
a posteriori
From Latin, applies to a determination derived from or based on inductive
reasoning or empirical evidence. Involves the flow of reasoning from facts to
general principals or general causes to effects (as opposed to a priori)