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Most Popular Legal Definitions
accord and satisfaction
an agreement to accept less than is legally due in order to wrap up a specified
matter; once the accord and satisfaction is established, and the amount paid,
the debt is cleared
aid and abet
to help commit a crime
furiosi nulla vountas est
Latin, "mentally impaired persons cannot validly sign a will."
absolute
Complete, and without condition.
pauper's oath
An affidavit of indigence.
inter alia
Latin, meaning 'among other things.'
title
1) Ownership of real property or personal property, which stands against the
right of anyone else to claim the property. 2) the name for one's position in a
business or organization. 3) the name for a legal case.
antenuptial (prenuptial) agreement
written contract between two people about to marry; setting out the terms of of
possession of assets, treatment of future earnings, control of the property of
each, and potential division if the marriage is later dissolved
indefeasible
Not to be annulled or made void; not
forfeitable.
non sequitur
Latin, "it does not follow." The term usually means that a conclusion does not
logically follow from the facts or law.