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Most Popular Legal Definitions
veto
to prevent or block; the ability for an executive power to prevent the passage
of a bill passed by the respective legislature
pettifogger
An attorney or lawyer who sustains a professional livelihood on dishonest
business.
action
A lawsuit in which one party (or parties) sue(s) another.
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
article
paragraph or section of any writing such as each portion of a will, corporate
charter, or different sections of a statute.
death duties
tax payments due to the state, incurred and
payable as a result of the death of the tax-payer
enactment
law or statute; a document which is published as
an enforceable set of written rules is said to be enacted
immigrant visa
a document providing specified rights for an alien
beach bum trust provision
requirement in a trust that a beneficiary can only receive profit from the trust
equal to the amount they earn; this provision is intended to encourage the
beneficiary to work, and not just lie around the beach and live off the trust
abortion
The termination of pregnancy by various means. It was ruled in Roe v. Wade
(1973) that a woman had the right to choose abortion to end a pregnancy through
the first trimester.