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Most Popular Legal Definitions
robbery
Theft under threat or use of force.
open-ended agreement
An agreement or contract which does not have an ending date but will continue
for as long as certain conditions exist.
to wit
'That is to say.'
industrial design
A new product or packaging design, or some such ornamental feature, and eligible
for intellectual property protection.
assumption
act of taking over the liability for a debt as part of a payment for property
which secures that debt
quistclose trust
A trust which arises to the benefit of the donor
when property is advanced for a specific purpose and that purpose
fails.
intellectual property
As a type of property, intellectual property has the unique characteristic of
being ethereal, of the mind, as opposed to real property, which is tangible.
non joinder
the omission of a plaintiff of defendant from a legal proceeding who should have
been included
carnal knowledge
from Latin carnalis for "fleshly;" carnal knowledge, knowledge of sexual
intercourse between a male and female in which there is at least some
penetration, no matter how slight, is legally significant in that it is a
necessary legal characteristic or element of rape, molestation, and statutory
rape
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.