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Most Popular Legal Definitions
capricious
Unpredictable and subject to whim, often used
in law to refer to judges and judicial decisions which do not follow the law,
logic, or proper trial procedure.
exhibit
A document or object shown to the court as evidence in a trial
quasi-judicial
Administrative tribunals or government officials
who are subject tot he rules of natural justice.
ad litem
From Latin, "for the purposes of the legal action only;" most often the term
that applies to a parent who files a lawsuit for his or her minor child as
"guardian at litem" (guardian just for the purposes of legal action, or a
lawsuit)
culpa lata
Latin, gross negligence
sequester
To keep separate or apart.
statutory rape
A statutory rape which allows for conviction regardless of the consent, such as
with a minor.
intestate
To die without a will.
denial
the act of opposing or otherwise refusing a claim or request
subscribe
1) To sign at the end of a document. 2) To order and agree to pay for an issue
of stock, bonds, limited partnership interest, investment or periodical magazine
or newspaper.