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Most Popular Legal Definitions
sex
1) gender, as in male or female. 2) sexual intercourse
jury
A group of citizens randomly selected from the
population and brought together to assist justice by deciding which version
constitutes 'the truth' given different evidence by both parties.
bribery
the crime of giving or taking money or some other valuable item in order to
influence a person, usually a public official, in the performance of their
duties
true bill
The written decision of a Grand Jury that it has
heard sufficient evidence from the prosecution to believe that an accused person
probably committed a crime and should be indicted. Thus, the indictment is sent
to the court.
co-operative
a group of people formed as a separate organization and which has as a stated
purpose either in regards to the public at-large or in regards to the common
interests of the members
fieri facias
A write of fieri facias commands a sheriff to
take and sell enough property from the person who lost the lawsuit in order to
pay the amount owed by the judgment.
promissory note
An unconditional, written and signed promise to
pay a certain amount of money, on demand or at a defined date.
praecipe or precipe
Latin, the initiating document would be
presented to a court to be officially issued on behalf of the court, but now
mostly refers to the covering memo or letter from a lawyer which accompanies and
formallly asks tem for the write to be issued by the court clerk.
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"
terminal year
A portion of a calendar year from and including January 1 to a person's date of
death.