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Most Popular Legal Definitions
private international law
A specialized branch of law which resolves cases
which have an element of conflicting foreign law.
notorious possession
Occupation of real property or holding personal property in a way which anyone
can observe is as if the person is the owner.
rebuttable presumption
A presumption of fact which can be defeated by
persuasive evidence to the contrary.
lower court
1) any court of lesser rank, such as municipal or justice court below a superior
or county court, a superior or county court below an appeals court, or an
appeals court below the
U.S. Supreme Court. 2) a
reference in appeal to the trial court which originally heard the case.buy-sell agreement
contract among owners of a business which provides terms for their purchase of a
withdrawing partner's or stockholder's interest in the enterprise
crimes against humanity
an international criminal justice offence; the perpetration of acts of war upon
a civilian, non-soldier population
assignee
a person to whom property is transferred by sale or gift, particularly real
property
transferee
A person who receives property being
transferred.
proof in solemn form
The pronouncement by a court that a will is
formally approved and not subject to later contest, with the exception of fraud
or a later will.
hostile witness
During an examination-in-chief, a lawyer is not allowed to ask leading questions
of their own witness. But, if that witness openly displays hostility against the
interest of the person that the lawyer represents, the lawyer may ask the court
to declare the witness "hostile", after which, the lawyer may ask their own
witness leading questions.