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Most Popular Legal Definitions
collusion
secretive agreement between two or more persons,
who seem to have conflicting interests, to abuse the law or the legal system,
deceive a court or to defraud a third party
remanet
In law, a case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed
case.
Yellow Dog Contract
A name given in American labor law to contract of employment by which the
employee promises not to join a union or agrees to forfeit employment if he/she
joins a union during the period of employment.
arrest
1) to take or hold a suspected criminal with legal authority, as by a law
enforcement office 2) To delay the enforcement of a judgment by a judge while
errors in the record are corrected
money laundering
the process of legitimizing illegal money without paying applicable taxes
precedent
A case which establishes legal principles to a certain set of facts.
resolution
The formal decision of an organization. A motion which has obtained the
necessary majority vote in favor.
assess
set a value on property
conspiracy
an agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act
capital stock
The original amount paid by investors into a corporation for its issued stock.
Capital stock also does not reflect the value of corporate assets, which can go
up or down based on profits, losses, or purchases of equipment. Capital stock
remains as a ledger entry at the original price.