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Most Popular Legal Definitions
direct evidence
Evidence in the form of recounting personal observations or a document which
directly establishes a fact sought to be proven.
administrator
The person appointed by the court to handle the estate of someone who died;
without a will, with a will but no nominated executor, or the executor named in
the will has died, has been removed from the case, or does not desire to serve.
immigrant visa
a document providing specified rights for an alien
acquiescence
neglect to entice legal proceedings for a duration of time that implies the
abandonment of the specified right
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
comparative negligence
a principle of tort law which looks at the negligence of the victim and which
may lead to either a reduction of the award against the defendant, proportionate
to the contribution of the victim's negligence, or which may even prevent an
award altogether if the victim's negligence, when compared with the defendant,
is equal to or greater in terms or contributing to the situation which caused
the injury or damage
diligence
the degree of attention or care required of a person in a given situation
notional severance
Reading down a contractual provision so as to
make it legal and enforceable.
sequester
To keep separate or apart.
disrate
A term of maritime law where an officer or other seaman is either demoted in
rank or deprived of a promotion.