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Most Popular Legal Definitions
dominion utile
Latin for 'the property rights of a
tenant'.
offender
one who commits a crime
after-discovered evidence
evidence found by a losing party after a trial has been completed and judgment
given, also called newly-discovered evidence; if the evidence absolutely could
not have been discovered at the time of the trial, then it may be considered on
a motion for a new trial
novation
Agreement of parties to a contract to substitute a new contract for the old one.
abatement
(1) in terms of an amount, the taking away, reduction, or allowed discount (2)
in a situation, the suppression or removal of symptoms. For example, "the
abatement of pollution."
verdict
the decision of a jury after a trial, which must be accepted by the trial judge
to be final.
endorsement
The signature or instructions placed on the
reverse of a commercial document, for the purpose of assigning the interest
therein to another
voyeurism
The secret viewing of another person in a place
where the person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose
of the viewer's sexual arousal.
appreciate
to increase in value over period of time through
the natural course of events
summons
a document issued by the court at the time a lawsuit is filed, stating the name
of both plaintiff and defendant, the title and file number of the case, the
court and its address, the name and address of the plaintiff's attorney, and
instructions as to the need to file a response to the complaint within a certain
time.