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Most Popular Legal Definitions
trademark
A word, name, logo or slogan used by a person
selling goods or services to distinguish and identify their goods or services
from those of another.
adultery
consensual sexual relations when one of the participants is legally married to
another; still a crime in some states and in many states it is grounds for
divorce for the spouse of the adulterer
fraudulent conveyance
A transfer of an interest in property done with intent to defeat creditors or
others of their just and lawful entitlements.
functus officio
Latin, an officer or agency whose mandate has expired either because of the
arrival of an expiration date or because an agency has accomplished the purpose
for which it was created.
de jure
Latin, "of the law"
utter
1) To issue a forged document. 2) to speak.
sui juris
from Latin meaning "of one's own right," is meant to indicate the ability for an
individual to claim full legal right and not under the authority of another, as
is the case with a minor
a priori
From Latin, an assumption based on theory not experiment. For example, an a
priori assumption would be that the sun will come up tomorrow. (as opposed to a
posteriori)
legacy
A gift of a chattel by will.
co-operative
a group of people formed as a separate organization and which has as a stated
purpose either in regards to the public at-large or in regards to the common
interests of the members