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Most Popular Legal Definitions
home invasion
A break and enter of occupied residential premises with forced confinement,
assault or battery of its occupants.
gift
A transfer of property with nothing given in
return.
indirect tax
A tax which is levied indirectly; it is ultimately paid for by the consumer.
approach the witness
a request by an attorney to the judge for
permission to go up to a witness on the witness stand to show the witness a
document or exhibit
scrivener
A person who writes a document for another,
usually for a fee.
order
In court, it is a formal written direction
given by a member of the judiciary.
legal fiction
A ruling on law based on hypothetical facts.
liquidated damages
Pre-determined damages.
charge
1) In a criminal case, the statement of what crime the party is accused of. 2)
In jury trials, the oral instructions by the judge to the jurors just before the
jury begins deliberations. This
charge is based on jury
instructions submitted by attorneys on both sides and agreed upon by the trial
judge. 3) a fee for services.statutes
The written laws approved by legislatures, parliaments or elected or appointed
houses of assembly. Also known as legislation.