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Most Popular Legal Definitions
minutes
The official record of a meeting.
abduction
The criminal taking of a person by persuasion, by fraud, or by open force of
violence.
magna carta
Charter to which subscribed King John of England on June 12, 1215 in which a
basic set of limits were set on he King's powers.
fascism
A form of government which is authoritarian and oppressively conservative, who
believes in the supremacy of the stated national group.
refugee
A person who is outside his state of origin or
of residence who cannot return without exposure to human-rights related
persecution.
fifth amendment
An article of the U.S. Constitution which provides fundamental rights in regards
to due process. For example, when a suspect is read his Miranda Rights he is
told he has to right to remain silent, this would be pleading the fifth.
arguendo
Latin meaning "for the sake of argument"
codicil
An amendment to an existing will. The will is only changed to the extent of the
codicil.
out-of-court settlement
An agreement between two litigants to settle a matter privately before the court
has rendered its decision.
ademption
revoking a gift mentioned in a will by destruction, or selling or giving away
the gift before death