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Most Popular Legal Definitions
ratification
the act of approving or accepting an act
performed by another, applicable to both to individual actions and measures
proposed by an individual
hotchpot
The mixing of property for the purpose of effecting a proportionate division.
but for rule
one of several tests to determine if a defendant is responsible for a particular
happening; in this test, was there any other cause, or would it have occurred
"but for" the defendant's actions? (For example, a speeding motorist loses
control and kills someone. Was there any other cause but for the defendants
actions that would have caused this incident?)
docket
An official court record book which lists all
cases before the court and which may also note the status or action required for
each case.
class action
A lawsuit filed by one or more people on behalf of themselves and a larger group
of people "who are similarly situated."
K
The shorthand symbol for "contract" used by lawyers and law students.
conflict of laws
specialized branch of law which resolves cases which have elements of
conflicting foreign law
subinfeudation
The process whereby, under the feudal system of tenure, a person receiving a
grant of land from a lord, could himself become a landlord by subdividing a
subletting that land to others.
physical custody
A child custody decision which grants the right
to take the day-to-day responsibility of caring for a child.
bait and switch
a dishonest sales practice in which a business advertises a bargain price for an
item in order to draw customers into the store and then tells the prospective
buyer that the advertised item is of poor quality or no longer available and
attempts to switch the customer to a more expensive product