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Most Popular Legal Definitions
escrow
When the performance of something is pending and a third party holds onto money
or a written document until certain conditions are met between the two
contracting parties
vassal
an individual who submits to serve another usually for a return; a dependent;
servant
refugee
A person who is outside his state of origin or
of residence who cannot return without exposure to human-rights related
persecution.
de minimis non curat lex
Latin, a common law principle whereby judges will not sit in judgment of
extremely minor transgressions of law
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.
caning
A punishment for crimes employed in certain Asian countries in which the
convicted defendant receives several lashes with a flexible cane.
T.R.O.
Legal slang for temporary restraining order.
tenth amendment
a part of the Bill of Rights, provides that any power not reserved for the
federal government and not prohibited to be acted upon by the States is left to
the governing body of each state or the people
zebra crossing
Striped white or yellow lines on asphalt streets that indicate a pedestrian
crossing or a pedestrian right-of-way.
confession
a statement made by a person suspected or charged with a crime, that they did,
in fact, commit that crime