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Most Popular Legal Definitions
lawyer
A person who has been trained in the law and
that has been certified to give legal advice or to represent others in
litigation.
locus
Latin, "place", it means "place which" this or that occurred.
warranty
A guarantee given on the performance of a product.
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
avulsion
the change in the border of two properties due to a sudden change in the natural
course of a stream or river, when the border is defined by the channel of the
waterway; the most famous American case is the Mississippi River's change which
put Vicksburg on the other side of the river
indigent
A poor person; not penniless, but in need and who has no financial support
whatsoever.
jurisprudence
Legal decisions which have developed and which accompany statues in applying the
law against situations of fact.
continuance
an adjournment of a trial or some other legal hearing
moot court
Fictional or hypothetical trials, usually hosted by law schools, as training for
future barristers or litigators.
sublicense
The grant by a licensee of certain licensed
rights to a third party.