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Most Popular Legal Definitions

hearing

a court proceeding where arguments and testimony are given 

mortgagee

The person who extends credit secured by a mortgage; the mortgage lender.

divorce

The legal ending of a marriage by court order.

tenement

Property that could be subject to easements.

sex

1) gender, as in male or female. 2) sexual intercourse

constructive total loss

Insured property that has been abandoned because its actual total loss appears to be unavoidable, or because it could not be preserved or repaired without an expenditure which would exceed its value.

nemo debet locupletari ex aliena jactura

 Latin, no one should be enriched by another's loss.

intentional tort

Torts actionable upon evidence of an intent to cause harm on another.

servant

the employee of an employer, technically one who works for a master.

boilerplate

slang for provision in a contract, form or legal pleading which are apparently routine; the term comes from an old method of printing.