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Most Popular Legal Definitions
terrorism
Violence against a civilian intended to intimidate a population or a government
from taking or abstaining from an act.
mandate
1) to command; order 2) document or decision given by a judge or magistrate to
the proper official for the determination to be carried out
actual notice
Having been informed directly of something or having seen it occur, as
distinguished from constructive notice.
living will
A document that sets out guidelines for
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.
bylaws
The written rules for conduct of a corporation, association, or any
organization.
toll
1) To delay, suspend or hold off the effect of a statute. 2) a charge to pass
over land, use a toll road or turnpike, cross a bridge or take passage on a
ferry.
genocide
The systematic killing of persons because of their ethnicity.
decree nisi
provisional decision of a court which does not have force or effect until a
certain condition is met such as another petition brought before the court or
after the passage of a period of time
military law
Regulations governing the conduct of men and women in the army.