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Most Popular Legal Definitions
civil procedure
The complex and often confusing body of rules and regulations set out in both
state and federal laws which establish the format under which civil lawsuits are
filed, pursued and tried. Civil procedure refers only to form and procedure, and
not to the substantive law which gives people the right to sue or defend a
lawsuit.
accommodation
1) a favor done without compensation, such as a signature guaranteeing payment
of a debt, sometimes called an accommodation endorsement 2) compromising with an
for the sake of resolution
incorporeal hereditament
An intangible right which is attached to
property and which is inheritable.
heresy
A historic criminal offense, the act of public
denial of Christian doctrines.
session
1) A meeting of a court for a particular period
of time. 2) the term of an appeals court covering several months.
pardon
A government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime to be
free and absolved of that conviction, as if never convicted.
felony
A serious crime for which the punishment would
entail more than a year of imprisonment.
bailee
person, also called a custodian, with whom some article is left, usually
pursuant to a contract, who is responsible for the safe return of the article to
the owner when the contract is fulfilled
administer
1) To conduct the duties of a job or position 2) To manage the affairs of the
estate of a person who has died under supervision of the local court 3) To give
an oath, as in "administer the oath"
redact
Removing text or images from an initial
document.