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Most Popular Legal Definitions
insanity
A disorder which impairs the human mind and prevents distinguishing between
right and wrong.
witness
A person who perceives an event.
interlocutory injunction
A temporary injunction; which lasts only until
the end of the trial during which it was sought.
autopsy
post-mortem evaluation of a deceased body
estoppel
A rule of law that when person A, by act or words, gives person B reason to
believe a certain set of facts upon which person B takes action, person A cannot
later, to his benefit, deny those facts or say that his earlier act was improper
privilege
A special legal advantage or right such as a benefit, exemption, or
immunity.
Attorney General
highest ranking legal officer of the government in each state and the federal
government; the federal Attorney General is chief of the Department of Justice
appointed by the President with confirmation required by the Senate, and a
member of the Cabinet
attractive nuisance doctrine
legal doctrine which makes a person negligent for leaving a piece of equipment
or other condition on property which would be both attractive and dangerous to
curious children; these have included tractors, unguarded swimming pools, open
pits, and abandoned refrigerators
loss of consortium
the inability of one's spouse to have normal marital relations, which is a
euphemism for sexual intercourse.
warranty
A guarantee given on the performance of a product.