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Most Popular Legal Definitions
civil procedure
The complex and often confusing body of rules and regulations set out in both
state and federal laws which establish the format under which civil lawsuits are
filed, pursued and tried. Civil procedure refers only to form and procedure, and
not to the substantive law which gives people the right to sue or defend a
lawsuit.
construction
The legal process of interpreting a phrase or document.
prosecutor
a lawyer that works on behalf of the government who brings suit against another
for a crime
adverse interest
right or concern that is contrary to the interest or claim of another
lessee
The person to whom is granted exclusive possession of a thing under the terms of
a lease.
account stated
statement between a creditor--or the person to whom money is owned--and the
debtor that a particular amount is owed to the seller as of a certain date
agent for acceptance of service
states require that a corporation name an actual
person who is authorized to accept service of any lawsuit or claim against the
corporation
death
irreversible cessation of circulatory and
respiratory functions and of all functions of the entire brain, including the
brain stem
controlled substance
a drug or other entity whose usage is governed by law
monarchy
A form of government in which law-making power is given to a single person