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Most Popular Legal Definitions
prosecutor
a lawyer that works on behalf of the government who brings suit against another
for a crime
national treatment
A tenet of international trade agreements whereby nations must afford imported
goods the same treatment that they afford domestic or national products
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.
defendant
individual, company or organization that defends a legal action taken by a
plaintiff and against which the court has been asked to order damages or
specific corrective action redress some type of unlawful or improper action
alleged by the plaintiff
acquiescence
neglect to entice legal proceedings for a duration of time that implies the
abandonment of the specified right
copyright
the exclusive right to produce or reproduce (copy), to perform in public or to
publish an original literary or artistic work, pursuant to a statute usually
called the Copyright Act, or some similar name
dangerous offender
person convicted of serious crimes and who is likely to re-offend
abandonment
The act of intentionally and permanently giving something away as referred to a
child or wife, 2.) relinquishment as referred to a right or estate 3.) careless
demonstration of freedom (reckless abandonment)
justice
a state of affairs in which conduct or action is both fair and right, given the
circumstances.
gift
A transfer of property with nothing given in
return.