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Most Popular Legal Definitions
estoppel
A rule of law that when person A, by act or words, gives person B reason to
believe a certain set of facts upon which person B takes action, person A cannot
later, to his benefit, deny those facts or say that his earlier act was improper
said
A reference back to a thing that was previously mentioned
general counsel
The senior lawyer of a corporation.
intestate
To die without a will.
direct tax
A tax demanded from the very persons who it is intended or desired should pay
it.
admiralty
Concerning activities which occur at sea, including on small boats and ships in
navigable bays; admiralty law (maritime law) includes accidents and injuries at
sea, maritime contracts and commerce, alleged violations of rules of the sea
over shipping lanes and rights-of-way, and mutiny and other crimes on shipboard;
there are other special rules in processing maritime cases, which are often
handled by admiralty law specialists; lawyers appearing in admiralty cases are
called "proctors."
polygamy
Being married to multiple spouses at the same time.
proxy
1) The person authorized for a given task. 2) A written authorization empowering
another person to vote or act for the signer.
fascism
A form of government which is authoritarian and oppressively conservative, who
believes in the supremacy of the stated national group.
crime
an act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law and punished, usually by
fine or imprisonment