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Most Popular Legal Definitions
duress
where a person is prevented from acting, or not
acting, according to their free will by threat or force of another
salvage
1) to save goods. 2) payment to a person or
group which saves cargo from a shipwreck.
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
survivor
a person who outlives another.
bench warrant
a warrant issued by a judge, often to command someone to appear before the
judge, with a setting of an amount of bail to be posted, generally; a bench
warrant is used in lesser matters to encourage the party appear in court.
pendente lite
Latin for "during litigation."
ordinance
An executive decision of a government which has no been subjected to a
legislative assembly.
building and loan
another name for savings and loans association
hearsay
Evidence that is offered by a witness of which they do not have direct
knowledge, but is based on what others have said to them.
Inchmaree Clause
A standard clause in maritime insurance contracts covering risks of events not
directly related to perils at sea such as loading accidents.