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Most Popular Legal Definitions
curtesy
widower's right to an interest in his deceased wife's real property
bequeath
1) to give personal property under provisions of
a will 2) the act of giving any asset by the terms of a will
witness
A person who perceives an event.
arraignment
the hearing in which a person is presented with the charges against them, given
an opportunity to enter a plea, determined whether they have a lawyer, and if
necessary set the bail amount and future appearances
minister
a government representative in either an official or unofficial capacity that
may function within a broad array of responsibilities and duties
in loco parentis
Latin, a person who thought not the natural
parent, has acted as a parent to a child and may thus be liable to legal
obligations as if they were a natural parent.
deposition
official statement by a witness taken in writing
(as opposed to testimony which where a witnesses give their perception of the
facts verbally)
arbitrary
not supported by fair or substantial cause or reason; most often it is used in
reference to a judge's ruling
allegation
statement of claimed fact contained in a complaint, a criminal charge, or an
affirmative defense; until proven each statement is an allegation
prosecutor
a lawyer that works on behalf of the government who brings suit against another
for a crime