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Most Popular Legal Definitions
lis pendens
Latin, a dispute or matter which is the subject of ongoing or pending
litigation.
m'naughten rule
A traditional "right and wrong" test of legal insanity
literal construction
A form of construction which does not allow evidence extrapolated beyond the
actual words of a phrase or document but, rather, takes the phrase or document
at face value, giving effect only to the actual words used.
disbursement
Miscellaneous expenses other than lawyer fees
and court costs which paid on behalf of another person and for which
reimbursement will eventually be demanded of that person.
brief
1) written legal argument, usually in a format prescribed by the courts, stating
the legal reasons for the suit based on statutes, regulations, case precedents,
legal texts, and reasoning applied to facts in the particular situation 2) to
summarize a precedent, case, or lay out in writing a legal argument; attentive
law students "brief" each case in their casebooks, which means extracting the
rule of law, the reasoning (rationale), the essential facts, and the outcome. 3)
to give a summary of important information to another person
indictment
The document by which the state sets out the claim that a person has committed a
crime. It is on the basis of an indictment that an accused offender must stand
trial.
kidnap
To confine a person against his or her
will.
sublicense
The grant by a licensee of certain licensed
rights to a third party.
jus
Latin, the law or a right.
inure
To take effect.