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Most Popular Legal Definitions

conciliation

a form of alternate dispute resolution in which a neutral third-party hears both sides and then issues a non-binding suggested resolution

audit

examination by a trained accountant of the financial records of a business or governmental entity, including; noting improper or careless practices, recommendations for improvements, and a balancing of the books.

accrue

1) growing or adding to, such as interest on a debt or investment which continues to accumulate 2) the manifestation of the right to bring forth a lawsuit, for example; the right to sue on a contract only accrues when the contract is breached.

royalties

payments based on usage from one individual or party to another, usually based on a prescribed fee or agreement

bail bond

bond provided by an insurance company through a bail bondsman acting as agent for the company, to secure the release from jail of an accused defendant pending trial

trade secret

A process, method, plan, formula or other information unique to a manufacturer, which gives it an advantage over competitors.

annul

to reduce or to be made void

shareholder

Persons who own a share of a for-profit corporation.

burglary

the crime of breaking and entering into a structure for the purpose of committing a crime

estate law

A term used by the law to describe that part of the law which regulates wills, probate and other subjects related to the distribution of a deceased person's estate