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Most Popular Legal Definitions
Attorney General
highest ranking legal officer of the government in each state and the federal
government; the federal Attorney General is chief of the Department of Justice
appointed by the President with confirmation required by the Senate, and a
member of the Cabinet
res gestae
Latin, things done. Used mostly in criminal
cases to allow hearsay if the alleged statement is overheard during the
excitement of the litigated event.
class
in legal terms, all those persons in the same category, level of rights, or who
have suffered from the same incident
jail
1) to incarcerate or imprison 2) a type of prison, usually indicates holding on
a temporary basis; either awaiting arraignment, other findings, or detention for
a short determinate period of time
rider
A written amendment as to the coverage of an
existing life or health insurance policy.
amended complaint
what results when the party suing changes the complaint they filed; complaints
are amended to correct facts, add new causes of action, substitute discovered
names for persons sued as "J. Does" or to properly plead a cause of action after
the court found the initial complaint inadequate
decree absolute
name given to a final and conclusive court order
after the condition of an interim or intervening order (decree nisi) is
met
privileged will
A will valid in spite of defect of form when
made by mariners or soldiers.
denial
the act of opposing or otherwise refusing a claim or request
domitae naturae
Latin, animals which are of a nature easily
tamed and may be readily domesticated such as cats, dogs, farm animals and some
birds.