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Most Popular Legal Definitions
habeas corpus
Latin, a court petition which orders that a person being detained be presented
before a judge for a hearing to decide whether the detention is lawful. (A writ
of habeas corpus.)
domitae naturae
Latin, animals which are of a nature easily
tamed and may be readily domesticated such as cats, dogs, farm animals and some
birds.
criminal conversation
criminal conversation: synonymous with
adultery
ambiguity
when language has more than one meaning; if the ambiguity is obvious it is
called "patent," and if there is a hidden ambiguity it is called "latent"
vagrancy
Moving about without a means to support oneself.
religious test
a clause in the US Constitution that prevents unethical alliance between church
and state or a general favoring of any specific religious
belief
tacit law
a law that is implied or derived from the people
quitclaim
A document in which a person who has an alleged interest in real property
transfers this interest to another.
abrogate
To annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contradicts the prior law. It
also applies to revoking or withdrawing conditions of a contract.
void
referring to a statue, contract, ruling or anything which is null and of no
effect. A law or judgment found by an appeals court to be unconstitutional is
void, a rescinded (mutually canceled) contract is void, and a marriage which has
been annulled by court judgment is void.