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Most Popular Legal Definitions
foreclosure
To eliminate a right of redemption on mortgaged
real property.
verdict
the decision of a jury after a trial, which must be accepted by the trial judge
to be final.
judgment
official decision given by a court that rules in favor or against the case
hand
child custody
court's determination of which parent, relative, or other adult should have
physical and/or legal control and responsibility for a minor (child) under 18
able-bodied
Having a strong, healthy body. In law, it is often used to describe a person who
is capable of earning a living and, therefore, able to pay alimony or child
support.
habeas corpus
Latin, a court petition which orders that a person being detained be presented
before a judge for a hearing to decide whether the detention is lawful. (A writ
of habeas corpus.)
mistrial
A partial or complete trial which is found to be null and void and of no effect
because of some irregularity.
Hodge's Case
A rule in regards to the use of circumstantial
evidence in the conviction of a criminal offense.
inter alia
Latin, meaning 'among other things.'
cross examination
in trials, each party calls witnesses; ask questions of the other party's
witness(es) allowing considerably more latitude then when you question your own
witnesses (called an 'examination-in-chief