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Most Popular Legal Definitions
disrate
A term of maritime law where an officer or other seaman is either demoted in
rank or deprived of a promotion.
heat of passion
generally acts as a defense which argues that due to certain provocation of a
mental state of fear, anger, or worry that enticed a specific action; used to
lessen or remove a charge
annuity
1) an annual sum paid from a policy or gift 2)
short for a purchased annuity policy which will pay dividends to the owner
regularly for years or for life
set off
A claim by a defendant in a lawsuit that the plaintiff owes the defendant money
which should be subtracted from the amount of damages claimed by the
plaintiff.
state law
in America, this refers to the jurisdiction of each state and the laws that
govern their respective citizens in conjunction with national law as determined
by independent state legislatures
expropriation
In Canada, the forced sale of land to a public
authority. Synonymous with the U.S. definition of eminent domain, which is the
'expropriation of private property for public use.'
accrue
1) growing or adding to, such as interest on a debt or investment which
continues to accumulate 2) the manifestation of the right to bring forth a
lawsuit, for example; the right to sue on a contract only accrues when the
contract is breached.
plaintiff
The person, or persons, who initiates a case
with the court.
lex situs
Latin, a conflict of law rule that selects the applicable law based on the
location of something
pro socio
Latin, on behalf of a partnership.