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Most Popular Legal Definitions
employment standards
Minimum employee rights extended for work within
the relevant jurisdiction
letters rogatory
A request of a judge in one jurisdiction to a court of another, to examine a
specific witness.
adhesion contract
A contract so imbalanced in favor of one party over the other that there is a
strong implication it was not freely bargained. (For example, a poor tenant
cannot afford to move out and the landlord places extreme stipulations on
allowing him to live there.)
livery
Delivery. An archaic legal word from the feudal system referring to the actual
legal transmission of possession of an object to another.
buy-sell agreement
contract among owners of a business which provides terms for their purchase of a
withdrawing partner's or stockholder's interest in the enterprise
beneficial interest
the right of a party to some profit,
distribution, or benefit from a contract or trust
syndicate
A joint venture among individuals and/or corporations to accomplish a particular
business objective.
accused
person charged with a crime.
decedent
an individual who has died
Zone or zoning
The area of