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Most Popular Legal Definitions
defense attorney
Lawyers who represent persons facing criminal
charges
indictable offense
An offense which the government can opt to cause trial by a more formal process
than by summary process.
calumny
intentional and generally malicious false
accusation of a crime or other offense designed to damage one's reputation
suit
Generic term for any filing of a complaint (or
petition) asking for legal redress by judicial action.
assignment for benefit of creditors
method used for a debtor to work out a payment schedule to their creditor
through a trustee who receives directly a portion of the debtor's income on a
regular basis to pay the debtor's bills
physical custody
A child custody decision which grants the right
to take the day-to-day responsibility of caring for a child.
nemo debet locupletari ex aliena jactura
Latin, no one should be enriched by another's loss.
settlement
in a lawsuit, the ability for two opposing parties to compromise on their
objections before having a trial
clear title
Holding ownership to real property without any
claims by others on the owner's title and no history of past claims which might
affect the ownership.
license
A special permission given to do something on, or with, somebody's property.