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Most Popular Legal Definitions
pen register
An electronic surveillance device which attaches
to a phone line and registers every number dialed from a specific
telephone.
services
work performed for pay.
abstract of judgement
A written summary of a judgment which states how much money the losing party
owes to the person who won the lawsuit, the rate of interest that amount is
subject to, and any specific orders that the losing party must obey.
inter partes
Latin, 'between parties.'
civil law
1) A body of laws and legal concepts which come
down from old Roman laws established by Emperor Justinian, and which differ from
English common law, which is the framework of most state legal systems. In the
United States only Louisiana (relying on the French Napoleonic Code) has a legal
structure based on civil law. 2) Generic term for non-criminal law.
lex loci
Latin, the law of a place as in where a right was acquired or a liability
incurred.
federal court
courts under the jurisdiction of US law; separated into district courts, court
of appeals, and the Supreme Court
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"
negligence
A failure to act as a reasonable person would be expected to act in similar
circumstances.
quiet enjoyment
A landlord's obligation to provide the tenant with reasonable privacy and
freedom from any interference with the tenant's exclusive use and enjoyment of
the rented premises.