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Most Popular Legal Definitions
split custody
A child custody decision which results in the
splitting up of the children; that legal custody of one or more of the children
is with the father, and that of one or more of the children are with the
mother.
postal rule
A rule of contract law that makes an exception
to the general rule that an acceptance is only created when communicated
directly to the offeror.
vested
Referring to having an absolute right or title,
when previously the holder of the right or title only had an
expectation.
dominion utile
Latin for 'the property rights of a
tenant'.
Hodge's Case
A rule in regards to the use of circumstantial
evidence in the conviction of a criminal offense.
ex patriate
A person who has abandoned his or her country of
origin and citizenship and has become a subject or citizen of another
country
interlocutory
Proceedings taken during the course of a
trial.
ipso facto
from Latin meaning "by fact itself," taken to mean that a consequence came as a
result of a specific action
actual notice
Having been informed directly of something or having seen it occur, as
distinguished from constructive notice.
capricious
Unpredictable and subject to whim, often used
in law to refer to judges and judicial decisions which do not follow the law,
logic, or proper trial procedure.