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Most Popular Legal Definitions
lessee
The person to whom is granted exclusive possession of a thing under the terms of
a lease.
thirteenth amendment
part of the Civil War amendments, explicitly prohibits the institution of
slavery
adjourn
to close a meeting, convention, or any official gathering; not to be confused
with a recess, meaning the meeting will break and continue at a later time.
syndicate
A joint venture among individuals and/or corporations to accomplish a particular
business objective.
enactment
law or statute; a document which is published as
an enforceable set of written rules is said to be enacted
distraint
The right of a landlord to seize the property of
a tenant which is in the premises being rented, as collateral against a tenant
that has not paid the rent or has otherwise defaulted on
the lease, such as wanton
disrepair or destruction of the premises.legalism
The rigorous and ruthless adherence to the word of the law.
authority
permission, a right coupled with the power to do an act or order others to act
presumption of innocence
Synonymous with the phrase "innocent until proven guilty." It is a legal
presumption that the defendant in a criminal case is innocent until the
prosecutor proves their guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
cestui que trust
1) an old fashioned expression for the beneficiary of a trust 2) "The one who
trusts," or the person who will benefit from a the trust and will receive
payments or a future distribution from the trust's assets