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Most Popular Legal Definitions
retainer
A contract between a lawyer and his client,
wherein the lawyer agrees to represent and provide legal advice to the client,
usually in exchange for money.
examination in chief
The questioning of your own witness under oath
deportation
the removal of a foreign national under immigration laws for reasons such as
illegal entry or conduct dangerous to the public welfare
discrimination
A distinction based on the individual characteristics of a person resulting in
some disadvantage to that individual.
simony
The crime of corruption for the purpose of a Church or religious
benefit.
shotgun clause
A buy-sell agreement in which a shareholder
desires to sell his or her shares, or an irreconcilable disagreement on a
fundamental issue in regards to the corporation breaks out
between shareholders, the sale
can be forced by the sell of the holdings of one shareholder to another.donatio mortis causa
A death-bed gift, made by the dying person, with
the intent that the person receiving the gift shall keep it if death
ensues.
waste
The abuse, destruction or permanent change to a property by one who is merely in
possession of it as in the case of a tenant.
public law
Laws which regulate the structure and administration of the government, the
conduct of the government in its relations with its citizens, the
responsibilities of government employees and the relationships with foreign
governments.
offense
A crime.