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Most Popular Legal Definitions
fourth amendment
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution against
unreasonable search or arrest.
bearer
anyone holding something; such as a check, promissory note, bank draft, or bond;
this is important when the document state it is "payable to the bearer"
non sequitur
Latin, "it does not follow." The term usually means that a conclusion does not
logically follow from the facts or law.
sustain
In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as a
question, is valid.
libel
Written form of defamation
caning
A punishment for crimes employed in certain Asian countries in which the
convicted defendant receives several lashes with a flexible cane.
promissory estoppel
A promise made that the contract will not be
enforced in whole or in part and which prevents subsequent proceedings to
enforce the contract against the person who relied on the promise.
bilateral contract
an agreement in which the parties exchange promises for each to do something in
the future
statute of frauds
A statute that set a minimum standard for enforceable contracts, usually
requiring at a minimum something in writing or the actual exchange of reciprocal
obligations, at least in part.
long arm statues
Each court is bound to a territorial jurisdiction and does not normally have
jurisdiction over persons that reside outside of that jurisdiction.