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Most Popular Legal Definitions
polygamy
Being married to multiple spouses at the same time.
summary judgment
A court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a
cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can be decided upon
certain facts without trial.
repeal
to remove or revoke; the redacting or obliteration of law by the introduction of
new law or the implied removal by additional statute
attached
1) referring to two buildings which are
connected, or equipment which is solidly incorporated into a structure 2)
referring to money or an object which is taken by court order based on a sworn
claim by a plaintiff that the owner-defendant being sued may soon depart to
avoid payment of the debt
vested
Referring to having an absolute right or title,
when previously the holder of the right or title only had an
expectation.
alias
1) name used other than the given name of a person or reference to that other
name; may or may not be an attempt to hide his or her identity
trademark
A word, name, logo or slogan used by a person
selling goods or services to distinguish and identify their goods or services
from those of another.
accommodation
1) a favor done without compensation, such as a signature guaranteeing payment
of a debt, sometimes called an accommodation endorsement 2) compromising with an
for the sake of resolution
sustain
In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as a
question, is valid.
donatio mortis causa
A death-bed gift, made by the dying person, with
the intent that the person receiving the gift shall keep it if death
ensues.