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Most Popular Legal Definitions
immunity
An exemption that a person enjoys from the
normal operation of the law.
Administrative Procedure Act
The federal act which established the rules and regulations for applications,
claims, hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies. There are similar
acts in many states which spell out the rules for dealing with state government
agencies.
perpetuity
The state of being endless and forever.
shareholder agreement
A contract between the shareholders of a company
and the company itself, in which certain thing which would otherwise be the
purview of the board of directors, are predetermined.
gavel
A wooden mallet used by a judge to bring proceedings to a start or to an end or
to command attention in their court.
violation
an unlawful act, usually performed with force; infringement or
transgression
treaty
A formal agreement between two states, signed by
official representatives of each state.
character witness
A person who testifies testifies in a trial on behalf of a person (usually a
criminal defendant) as to that person's good ethical qualities and morality both
by the personal knowledge of the witness and the person's reputation in the
community.
husband-wife privilege
A special right that married persons have to
keep communications between them secret and even inaccessible to a court of
law.
in limine
Latin, at the beginning or on the
threshold.