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Most Popular Legal Definitions
ex post facto
Latin for 'after the fact'
attorney
1) an agent or someone authorized to act for another 2) a person who has been
qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services, including
appearing in court; each state has a bar examination which is a qualifying test
to practice law
quitclaim
A document in which a person who has an alleged interest in real property
transfers this interest to another.
joint tenancy
When two or more people are equal owners of a property
socialism
A form or system of government which states the
equal sharing of land and equal return of the product of the land and industry
to all citizens.
juvenile
1) childish; immature; relating to youth or
children 2) an individual under the age specified by state law, determined for
various reasons, the requirement to have legal guardian present in a court of
law and for the levying of different charges or consequences compared to crimes
or infractions committed by adults
mortgagor
The person who borrows money secured by conceding a mortgage against his
interest in real property.
gerrymander
The intention setting of electoral boundaries taking into account traditional
voting patterns, so as to attempt to influence the taking of an elected office.
principal
The person for whom an agent has received
instruction and to whose benefit the agent is expected to perform and make
decisions.
cap
slang for maximum