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Most Popular Legal Definitions

collective bargaining

trade agreement negotiation between an employer and a person's representative to govern hiring, work, pay and dispute resolution

act

statutory plan passed by Congress or any legislature which is a bill until enacted and becomes law 2) (v.) a court offering a decision or ruling on a motion or petition

monarchy

A form of government in which law-making power is given to a single person

conciliation

a form of alternate dispute resolution in which a neutral third-party hears both sides and then issues a non-binding suggested resolution

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

statute of uses

A 1535 English law that prevented, for a time, the legal structure of a use.

conversion

a legal action against a person who found and converted someone else's property to his own use

immunity

An exemption that a person enjoys from the normal operation of the law.

assured

the person or entity that is insured

private law

Law which regulates the relationships between individuals. Family, commercial, and labor law are examples of private law because the focus is on the relationships between corporations and relationships between individuals.