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Most Popular Legal Definitions
oligarchy
A form of government in which a few people rule and govern by assuming all
legislative and administrative authority.
attachment
the seizing of money or property prior to
getting a judgment in court, in contemplation that the plaintiff will win at
trial and will require the money or property to cover the judgment; a temporary
attachment may be allowed by court order without both parties being present
based on a declaration of the party wanting the attachment that there is clear
proof that the defendant is going to flee
unfair dismissal
A dismissal of an employee in the absence of a substantial reason.
lex scripta
Latin, written law; statutes.
lex loci
Latin, the law of a place as in where a right was acquired or a liability
incurred.
said
A reference back to a thing that was previously mentioned
estate
1) a term that commonly relates to the total sum of assets controlled by a
single person, usually determined for the purposes of a will or inheritance
after an individual dies 2) can also refer to someone's ownership or right of a
specific property
title
1) Ownership of real property or personal property, which stands against the
right of anyone else to claim the property. 2) the name for one's position in a
business or organization. 3) the name for a legal case.
subscribe
1) To sign at the end of a document. 2) To order and agree to pay for an issue
of stock, bonds, limited partnership interest, investment or periodical magazine
or newspaper.
plea bargaining
Negotiations during a criminal trial between an accused offender and a
prosecutor in which the accused agrees to admit to a crime (usually a lesser
offense than the original), in order to avoid the expense of a public trial, and
in turn the prosecutor agrees to ask for a more lenient sentence than would have
been recommended if the case had proceeded to a full trial.