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Most Popular Legal Definitions

divorce

The legal ending of a marriage by court order.

interlocutory injunction

 A temporary injunction; which lasts only until the end of the trial during which it was sought.

dower

A widow's life estate interest in her husband's real property if he died.

session

1) A meeting of a court for a particular period of time. 2) the term of an appeals court covering several months.

zebra crossing

Striped white or yellow lines on asphalt streets that indicate a pedestrian crossing or a pedestrian right-of-way.

adhesion contract

A contract so imbalanced in favor of one party over the other that there is a strong implication it was not freely bargained. (For example, a poor tenant cannot afford to move out and the landlord places extreme stipulations on allowing him to live there.)

resisting arrest

the knowing and physical resistance to a lawful arrest

share

A portion for a for-profit corporation bought by cash.

annul

to reduce or to be made void

minister

a government representative in either an official or unofficial capacity that may function within a broad array of responsibilities and duties