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Most Popular Legal Definitions
mandamus
A writ which commands an individual, organization, or court to perform a certain
action, usually to correct a prior illegal action or a failure to act in the
first place.
consideration
Some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party of a
contract, or some forbearance, detriment, loss or responsibility given, suffered
or undertaken by the other.
inter partes
Latin, 'between parties.'
alienation
transfer of title to real property; does not apply to interests other than
title, such as a mortgage
beneficiary
broad term for any person or entity who is to receive assets or profits from an
estate, a trust, an insurance policy or any instrument in which there is
distribution
proxy
1) The person authorized for a given task. 2) A written authorization empowering
another person to vote or act for the signer.
dicta or dictum
Latin, an observation by a judge on a matter not
specifically before the court or not necessary in determining the issue before
the court.
lessor
The person who grants a lease, usually the owner of the thing leased.
exculpate
Something that excuses or justifies a wrong action
self-defense defense
a type of defense in a criminal proceeding that attempts to justify someone's
use of force as necessary to protect themselves or another