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Most Popular Legal Definitions

savings and loan

A banking and lending institution, chartered either by a state or the federal government. Savings and loans only make loans secured by real property from deposits.

general counsel

The senior lawyer of a corporation.

name

A unique combination of a given and a surname, assigned to an individual, generally at birth, and used to distinguish that individual both socially and in regards to the assertion or defense of legal rights.

custody

charge and control of a person or item of property

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

quistclose trust

A trust which arises to the benefit of the donor when property is advanced for a specific purpose and that purpose fails.

grievance

A claim by a union or unionized employee that a collective bargaining agreement has been breached.

sublease

The subsequent lease of property that is itself leased; with the primary tenant retaining an interest in the original lease.

jactitation

A false boast or claim that does harm or injury to another.

supplemental

referring to anything that is added to complete something.