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Most Popular Legal Definitions
penal code
A statute which lists and defines prohibited
conduct and the punishments associated with each.
articles of impeachment
the charges brought to impeach a public official
amicus curiae
Latin for "friend of the court," a party or an organization in an issue which
files a brief or participates in the argument in a case in which the party or
organization is not one of the litigants, for example; the ACLU often files
briefs on behalf of a party who contends their constitutional rights have been
violated
adversary
1) an individual or party opposing or resisting another 2) an opposite force
statement of claim
The document which sets out the plaintiff's
allegations of fact and thus, engages the judicial process by seeking
trial.
law
All the rules of conduct that have been approved
by the government and which are in force over a certain territory and which must
be obeyed by all persons on that territory.
real property
A property interest in land.
gross negligence
The commission or omission of an action in reckless disregard of the
consequences to the safety or property of another.
obiter dictum
Latin, an observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the
court.
fiat
A shortly-worded court order.