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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