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Most Popular Legal Definitions
hotchpot
The mixing of property for the purpose of effecting a proportionate division.
ex post facto
Latin for 'after the fact'
alienation of affections
outdated term; alienation of affections was a civil wrong for which a deprived
(sexually) husband could sue the party convincing the wife to leave him, but the
right to sue has been abolished in almost all states
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.
indemnity
Contract with a third-party to perform another's obligations if called upon to
do so by the third-party, whether the other has defaulted or not.
corporation
a legal entity, created under the authority of a statute, which permits a group
of people, as shareholders, to apply to the government for an independent
organization to be created, which then pursues set objectives, and is empowered
with legal rights usually only reserved for individuals, such as to sue and be
sued, own property, hire employees or loan and borrow money
bill
1) what is commonly called a "check" by which the signer requires the bank to
pay a third party a sum of money; this is a holdover from the days when a person
would draw up a "bill of exchange" 2) a statement of what is owed 3) any paper
money 4) legislative proposal for the enactment of a law; it is called a bill
until it is passed and signed, at which time it is a law (statute) and is no
longer referred to as a bill 5) an old-fashioned term for various filed
documents in lawsuits or criminal prosecutions, which is falling into disuse
real estate
Same as real property. Land and rights attached to the land.
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the federal Constitution
oath
A religious or solemn affirmation to tell the
truth or to take a certain action.