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Most Popular Legal Definitions

polygamy

Being married to multiple spouses at the same time.

summary judgment

A court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can be decided upon certain facts without trial.

repeal

to remove or revoke; the redacting or obliteration of law by the introduction of new law or the implied removal by additional statute 

attached

1) referring to two buildings which are connected, or equipment which is solidly incorporated into a structure 2) referring to money or an object which is taken by court order based on a sworn claim by a plaintiff that the owner-defendant being sued may soon depart to avoid payment of the debt

vested

Referring to having an absolute right or title, when previously the holder of the right or title only had an expectation.

alias

1) name used other than the given name of a person or reference to that other name; may or may not be an attempt to hide his or her identity

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.

accommodation

1) a favor done without compensation, such as a signature guaranteeing payment of a debt, sometimes called an accommodation endorsement 2) compromising with an for the sake of resolution

sustain

In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as a question, is valid.

donatio mortis causa

A death-bed gift, made by the dying person, with the intent that the person receiving the gift shall keep it if death ensues.