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Most Popular Legal Definitions
appellant
the party who appeals a trial court decision
they have lost
evidence
1) something which provides proof or disproves a claim or otherwise believed
statement 2)to make clear or evident, to show by proof
state law
in America, this refers to the jurisdiction of each state and the laws that
govern their respective citizens in conjunction with national law as determined
by independent state legislatures
anti-trust laws
acts adopted by Congress to outlaw or restrict
business practices considered to be monopolistic or which restrain interstate
commerce; the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 declared illegal "every contract,
combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce" between states or
foreign countries; the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, amended by the
Robinson-Patman Act of 1936, prohibits discrimination among customers through
pricing and disallows mergers, acquisitions or takeovers of one firm by another
if the effect will "substantially lessen competition"
hung jury
A jury which is unable to arrive at a required unanimous or near unanimous
verdict.
unfavorable witness
A witness that merely gives unfavorable answers
to questions posed during examination in chief, that party may not cross examine
the witness but may still lead evidence in contradiction.
chain of title
The succession of title ownership to real property from the present owner back
to the original owner at some distant time.
denial
the act of opposing or otherwise refusing a claim or request
vacate
1) For a judge to set aside or annul an order or judgment which he/she finds was
improper. 2) to move out of real estate and cease occupancy.
freedom
the capacity in which a group or individual
maintains rights or liberties