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Most Popular Legal Definitions
probate
The formal certificate given by a court that
certifies that a will, from that point on, the executor has the legal authority
to execute the will.
discharge
A sentence of a person found guilty of a crime
in which that person does not receive a criminal record of conviction, either
absolutely or conditionally.
plaintiff
The person, or persons, who initiates a case
with the court.
aid and abet
to help commit a crime
dominium directum
Latin, the qualified ownership of a landlord,
not having possession or use of property but retaining ownership.
vest
To give an absolute right to title or ownership.
violation
an unlawful act, usually performed with force; infringement or
transgression
assignment for benefit of creditors
method used for a debtor to work out a payment schedule to their creditor
through a trustee who receives directly a portion of the debtor's income on a
regular basis to pay the debtor's bills
parricide
Killing one's father.
savings and loan
A banking and lending institution, chartered either by a state or the federal
government. Savings and loans only make loans secured by real property from
deposits.