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Most Popular Legal Definitions
sequestration
The taking of someone's property, voluntarily or
involuntarily, by court officers or into the possession of a third
party.
leading question
A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by yes or no.
landed immigrant
An immigration law term; an individual who has
relocated and changed his permanent residence to a state where he does not have
citizenship but does limited rights associated with residency.
bad debt
an non-collectible debt
corollary relief
relief sought from a Court which is incidental or consequential to another
principal relief
grievance arbitration
The resolution of a dispute as to an alleged grievance by arbitration.
dictatorship
form of government with a single person as decision-maker; a single
ruler
deem
to accept a document or an event as conclusive of a certain status in the
absence of evidence or facts which would normally be required to prove that
status
assumption
act of taking over the liability for a debt as part of a payment for property
which secures that debt
sovereign
1) The technical word for the monarch of a
particular country as in the Sovereign of England is Queen Elizabeth. 2) The
supreme legislative powers of a state.