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Most Popular Legal Definitions
gross negligence
The commission or omission of an action in reckless disregard of the
consequences to the safety or property of another.
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.
corporation
a legal entity, created under the authority of a statute, which permits a group
of people, as shareholders, to apply to the government for an independent
organization to be created, which then pursues set objectives, and is empowered
with legal rights usually only reserved for individuals, such as to sue and be
sued, own property, hire employees or loan and borrow money
onus
Latin, the burden. It is usually used in the
context of evidence.
emphyteusis
In civil law, a long-term lease of land or
buildings
burden of proof
the requirement that the plaintiff (the party bringing a civil lawsuit) show by
a "preponderance of evidence" or "weight of evidence" that all the facts
necessary to win a judgment are presented and are probably true; in a criminal
trial the burden of proof required of the prosecutor is to prove the guilt of
the accused "beyond a reasonable doubt," a much more difficult task
legal custody
A child custody decision which entails the right
to make, or participate in, the significant decisions affecting a child's health
and welfare.
trust deed
another name for a deed of trust.
inscrutable fault
A judicial finding that a fault has occurred but the court is unable to locate
the source, to pinpoint a tortfeasor.
maritime law
A very specialized body of law particular to transportation by water.