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Most Popular Legal Definitions
want of prosecution
An application to a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the litigant has
inexcusably delayed moving the litigation along and that under the given
circumstances the litigation ought to be dismissed.
dissent
To disagree. The word is used in legal circles to refer to the minority opinion
of a judge which runs contrary to the conclusions of the majority.
admission against interest
admission of the truth of a fact by any person, but especially by the parties to
a lawsuit, when a statement obviously would do that person harm, be
embarrassing, or be against his/her personal or business interests
derelict
property that has been abandoned; especially in maritime law: a ship that is
floundering or in peril and which the crew has been abandoned without hope for
recovery or with no intention of saving the ship or of returning thereto
deem
to accept a document or an event as conclusive of a certain status in the
absence of evidence or facts which would normally be required to prove that
status
testimony
The oral or written evidence of a witness in a judicial proceeding, such as a
trial.
civil rights
Those rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, the 13th and 14th Amendments to
the Constitution, including the right to due process, equal treatment under the
law of all people regarding enjoyment of life, liberty, property, and
protection.
ex post facto
Latin for 'after the fact'
timely
Within the time required by statute, court rules
or contract.
adverse interest
right or concern that is contrary to the interest or claim of another