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Most Popular Legal Definitions
manslaughter
Unlawful killing of a human being without malice.
addendum
an addition to a completed written document, most commonly a proposed change or
explanation in a contract, or some point that has been the subject of
negotiation after the contract was originally proposed by one party
vacate
1) For a judge to set aside or annul an order or judgment which he/she finds was
improper. 2) to move out of real estate and cease occupancy.
kidnap
To confine a person against his or her
will.
landed immigrant
An immigration law term; an individual who has
relocated and changed his permanent residence to a state where he does not have
citizenship but does limited rights associated with residency.
bifurcate
the order or ruling of a judge that one issue in a case can be tried to a
conclusion or a judgment given on one phase of the case without trying all
aspects of the matter
censure
1) to provide judgment 2) placing blame or condemnation
subordination
To be subject to the orders or direction of
another; of lower rank
secret trust
A trust where, to a stated beneficiary, the
donor secretly communicates that he/she holds title in trust for
another.
fifth amendment
An article of the U.S. Constitution which provides fundamental rights in regards
to due process. For example, when a suspect is read his Miranda Rights he is
told he has to right to remain silent, this would be pleading the fifth.