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Most Popular Legal Definitions
summary judgment
A court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a
cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can be decided upon
certain facts without trial.
underwrite
1) To agree to pay an obligation which may arise
from an insurance policy. 2) to guarantee purchase of all shares of stock or
bonds issued by a corporation. 3) to guarantee by investment in a business or
project.
de jure
Latin, "of the law"
juvenile delinquency
legal infraction committed my a minor, state law determines applicable age
de facto
Latin, exists "in fact", term used to indicate
something already done or established
de minimis non curat lex
Latin, a common law principle whereby judges will not sit in judgment of
extremely minor transgressions of law
dangerous offender
person convicted of serious crimes and who is likely to re-offend
accrue
1) growing or adding to, such as interest on a debt or investment which
continues to accumulate 2) the manifestation of the right to bring forth a
lawsuit, for example; the right to sue on a contract only accrues when the
contract is breached.
Yellow Dog Contract
A name given in American labor law to contract of employment by which the
employee promises not to join a union or agrees to forfeit employment if he/she
joins a union during the period of employment.
joint custody
A Court decision that both parents share joint legal custody and joint physical
custody