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Most Popular Legal Definitions
mailbox rule
A contract law exception that makes a mailed acceptance of an offer valid as of
posting.
affix
1) to attach something to real estate in a permanent way, including planting
trees and shrubs, constructing a building, or adding to existing improvements;
affixed items are permanent and cannot be picked up and moved away 2) to sign or
seal, "affix a signature or a seal"
agency
relationship of a person (called the agent) who acts on behalf of another
person, company, or government known as the principal
demurrer
a mostly obsolete motion put to a trial judge after the plaintiff has completed
his or her case, in which the defendant, while not objecting to the facts
presented, and rather than responding by a full defense, asks the court to
reject the petition right then and there because of a lack of basis in law or
insufficiency of the evidence
tenant
A person to whom a landlord grants temporary and exclusive use of land or a part
of a building, usually in exchange for rent.
stirpes
Latin, the offspring of a person
premises liability
The liability of an occupier of real estate
towards injury to others.
arrest warrant
a judge's order to law enforcement officers to arrest and bring to jail a person
charged with a crime
bad debt
an non-collectible debt
alibi
In Latin, it means "in another place;" taken as an excuse used by a person
accused or suspected of a crime.