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Most Popular Legal Definitions

offense

A crime.

tariff

a tax levied on imports and/or exports

public domain

American copyright law term: works that are not copyright protected, free for all to use without permission.

living will

A document that sets out guidelines for

civil

1) In law, the part that encompasses businesses, contracts, estates, domestic relations, accidents, negligence and everything related to legal issues, statutes and lawsuits, that is not
criminal law. 2) Used in referring to one's basic rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

suit

Generic term for any filing of a complaint (or petition) asking for legal redress by judicial action.

services

work performed for pay.

tenant

A person to whom a landlord grants temporary and exclusive use of land or a part of a building, usually in exchange for rent.

clerk

An official or employee who handles the business of a court or a system of courts, maintains files of each case.

indemnity

Contract with a third-party to perform another's obligations if called upon to do so by the third-party, whether the other has defaulted or not.