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Most Popular Legal Definitions
quitclaim
A document in which a person who has an alleged interest in real property
transfers this interest to another.
exculpate
Something that excuses or justifies a wrong action
qui non obstat quod obstare potest, facere videtur
Latin, an individual who does not prevent
something which he could have prevented, is taken to have done that
thing.
discretionary trust
A trust in which the settlor has given the trustee full discretion to decide
which (and when) members of a group of beneficiaries is to receive either the
income or the capital of the trust.
canon law
Laws and regulations over ecclesiastical matters developed between circa 1100
-1500 and used by the Roman Catholic Church in reference to personal morality,
status and powers of the clergy, administration of the sacraments and church and
personal discipline.
admissible evidence
Evidence which the trial judge finds is useful in helping the trier of fact, and
which cannot be objected to on basis that it is irrelevant, immaterial, or
violates the rules against hearsay and other objections
peremptory
Final or absolute. Not open to challenge.
pardon
A government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime to be
free and absolved of that conviction, as if never convicted.
lay day
A term of maritime law contract: days stipulated
for the loading or unloading of cargo from a ship.
conflict of laws
specialized branch of law which resolves cases which have elements of
conflicting foreign law