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Most Popular Legal Definitions
blue sky laws
laws intended to protect the public from purchasing stock in fraudulent
companies that lack substance, such as those selling swamp land, non-existent
gold strikes and dry oil wells, or who have no assets besides a post office box
offense
A crime.
retainer
A contract between a lawyer and his client,
wherein the lawyer agrees to represent and provide legal advice to the client,
usually in exchange for money.
replevin
A legal action taken to reclaim goods which have been distrained.
non compos menti
Latin, Not of sound mind.
hearing
a court proceeding where arguments and testimony are given
nugatory
Of no force or effect; invalid.
expropriation
In Canada, the forced sale of land to a public
authority. Synonymous with the U.S. definition of eminent domain, which is the
'expropriation of private property for public use.'
in rem
Latin, regarding a thing; proprietary in nature;
a right or judgment related to the use or ownership of an item.
attest
1) to confirm that something is genuine 2) to bear witness that someone actually
signed a document such as a will