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Most Popular Legal Definitions
terminal year
A portion of a calendar year from and including January 1 to a person's date of
death.
vagrancy
Moving about without a means to support oneself.
ancillary jurisdiction
term used in federal courts when the court decides matters not normally under
federal jurisdiction so that it can give a judgment on the entire controversy,
the main issue at hand is a federal matter which it is authorized by law to
determine
jurat
Written certification by a judicial officer that a deponent or affiant
recognizes and endorses all parts of an affidavit he or she proposes to sign,
and confirms that an oath has been administered.
article
paragraph or section of any writing such as each portion of a will, corporate
charter, or different sections of a statute.
boiler room
a telephone bank operation in which fast-talking telemarketers or campaigners
attempt to sell stock, services, goods, or candidates and act as if they are
calling from an established company or brokerage; often the telemarketers are
totally fraudulent and in violation of security laws
aliquot
a definite fractional share, usually applied when dividing and distributing a
deceased person's estate or trust assets
appellee
in some jurisdictions, this name is used for the
party who has wont at the trial court level, but the loser has appealed the
decision to a higher court, thus the appellee has to file a response to the
legal brief filed by the appellant; in many jurisdictions the appellee is called
the "respondent"
conveyance
a written document which transfers property from one person to another, usually
real property
criminal bankruptcy
the forced bankruptcy of a convicted
person