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Most Popular Legal Definitions
sick leave
Time off from work, paid or unpaid, on account of an employee's temporary
inability to perform duties because of sickness or disability.
mareva injunction
A temporary injunction that freezes the assets of a party pending further order
or final resolution by the Court.
unlawful assembly
The act of assembling for the purpose of starting a riot or breaching the
peace.
exculpate
Something that excuses or justifies a wrong action
donatio mortis causa
A death-bed gift, made by the dying person, with
the intent that the person receiving the gift shall keep it if death
ensues.
minister
a government representative in either an official or unofficial capacity that
may function within a broad array of responsibilities and duties
force majuere
French for an act of God; an inevitable,
unpredictable act of nature.
divorce
The legal ending of a marriage by court
order.
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
directed verdict
When the Court stops a trial determining that an essential fact has not been
proven.