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Most Popular Legal Definitions
consensus ad idem
Latin, an agreement or meeting of the minds between the parties where all
understand the commitments made by each.
international law
A combination of treaties and customs which regulates the conduct of states
amongst themselves, and persons who trade or have legal relationships which
involve the jurisdiction of more than one site.
third party
A person who is not a party to a contract or a transaction, but has an
involvement.
in personam
Latin, regarding a person; a right, action,
judgment, or entitlement that is attached to a specific person.
pardon
A government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime to be
free and absolved of that conviction, as if never convicted.
bailiff
1) a court official, usually a deputy sheriff, who keeps order in the courtroom
and handles various errands for the judge and clerk 2) in some jurisdictions, a
person appointed by the court to handle the affairs of an incompetent person
action
A lawsuit in which one party (or parties) sue(s) another.
mortgage
An interest given on a piece of land, in writing, to guarantee the payment of a
debt or the execution of some action.
fungibles
Goods which are comprised of many identical
parts, such as a bushel of grain, and which can be easily replaced by identical
goods.
American Bar Association
The largest organization of American lawyers, which is prestigious for
formulating guidelines for the practice of law, giving direction to legislation,
lobbying for the law profession, and evaluating federal judges; less then
one-third of attorneys belong to the A.B.A