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Most Popular Legal Definitions
escheat
Where property is returned to the government
upon the death of its owner, because there is nobody to inherit the
property
arm's length
the description of an agreement made by two parties freely and independently of
each other, and without having some special relationship; such as being a
relative, having another deal on the side or one party having complete control
of the other
advisory opinion
an opinion stated by a judge or a court upon the request of a legislative body
or government agency; an advisory opinion has no force of law but is given as a
matter of courtesy
agreement
1) meeting of the minds 2) another name for a
contract--including all the elements of a legal contract: offer, acceptance, and
consideration (payment or performance) based on specific terms
bondsman
1) someone who sells bail bonds 2) a surety
(guarantor or insurance company, who/which provides bonds for performance
argument
1) the presentation of proof or evidence 2) the subject of a question
interim order
A temporary court order until the court has had
an opportunity of hearing the full case and make a final order.
defeasance
side-contract which contains a condition which,
if realized, could defeat the main contract
defamatory libel
deliberate publication of defamatory lies which
the publisher knows to be false
abuse of process
The use of legal process by illegal, malicious, or perverted means; for example,
serving a complaint that was not actually filed just to intimidate someone, or
filing a lawsuit that has no basis in law.