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Most Popular Legal Definitions

indigent

A poor person; not penniless, but in need and who has no financial support whatsoever.

devise

transfer or conveyance of real property by will

appellate court

court of appeals which hears appeals from lower court decisions

disbar

to revoke an attorney's right to practice law due to some malfeasance

district court

the location, pertaining to a specific legal district, where federal cases are initially heard

criminal harassment

unsolicited annoying, alarming or abusive conduct or words which are threatening

hereditament

Some thing that can be inherited.

bifurcate

the order or ruling of a judge that one issue in a case can be tried to a conclusion or a judgment given on one phase of the case without trying all aspects of the matter

limited power of attorney

A POA limited by a condition or term or in regards to a specific item or property.

concubinage

Civil law term for an unmarried couple living nonetheless as husband and wife or, where same-sex relationships are recognized by law, such similar cohabitation relationships.