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Most Popular Legal Definitions
hearing
a court proceeding where arguments and testimony are given
mortgagee
The person who extends credit secured by a mortgage; the mortgage lender.
divorce
The legal ending of a marriage by court
order.
tenement
Property that could be subject to easements.
sex
1) gender, as in male or female. 2) sexual intercourse
constructive total loss
Insured property that has been abandoned because its actual total loss appears
to be unavoidable, or because it could not be preserved or repaired without an
expenditure which would exceed its value.
nemo debet locupletari ex aliena jactura
Latin, no one should be enriched by another's loss.
intentional tort
Torts actionable upon evidence of an intent to cause harm on another.
servant
the employee of an employer, technically one who works for a master.
boilerplate
slang for provision in a contract, form or legal
pleading which are apparently routine; the term comes from an old method of
printing.