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Most Popular Legal Definitions
sedition
The speaking or publishing of words which excite
public disorder or defiance of lawful authority.
fiat
A shortly-worded court order.
crumbling skull rule
a legal theory, companion to the thin skull rule, which limits a tort
defendant's exposure to a plaintiff's injuries to the plaintiff's condition at
the time of the tort
administrative law
procedures created by administrative agencies involving rules, regulations,
applications, licenses, permits, available information, hearings, appeals and
decision-making.
actionable
When enough facts or circumstances exist to meet the legal requirements to file
a legitimate lawsuit; if the facts required to prove a case cannot be alleged in
the complaint, the case is not "actionable" and the client and his/her attorney
should not file a suit; whether many cases are actionable is a matter of
judgment and interpretation of the facts and law; if a case is filed which is
clearly not actionable, it may result in a lawsuit against the filer of the
original suit for malicious prosecution by the defendant after he/she has won
the original suit.
dividend
A proportionate distribution of profits made in the form of a money payment to
shareholders, by a for-profit corporation. Dividends are declared by a company's
board of directors.
lemon laws
state laws the ensure a certain degree of quality to consumers when purchasing a
car; generally, if repairs can not be made within a specific time constraint,
the consumer is to be refunded or compensated for original purchase price
cruelty
conduct that causes bodily or mental injury, or apprehension to such injury, to
a person or an animal, without legitimate purpose
lis pendens
Latin, a dispute or matter which is the subject of ongoing or pending
litigation.
principal
The person for whom an agent has received
instruction and to whose benefit the agent is expected to perform and make
decisions.