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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.
third party
A person who is not a party to a contract or a transaction, but has an
involvement.
constructive total loss
Insured property that has been abandoned because its actual total loss appears
to be unavoidable, or because it could not be preserved or repaired without an
expenditure which would exceed its value.
will
A written statement, usually signed, made by an
individual, which directs the distribution of their property when they
die.
loss of consortium
the inability of one's spouse to have normal marital relations, which is a
euphemism for sexual intercourse.
adversary
1) an individual or party opposing or resisting another 2) an opposite force
cause of action
The basis of a lawsuit founded on legal grounds and alleged facts which, if
proved, would constitute all the "elements" required by statute.
tax evasion
A prohibited or illegal act or omission which is designed to reduce a person's
tax liability.
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
allegation
statement of claimed fact contained in a complaint, a criminal charge, or an
affirmative defense; until proven each statement is an allegation