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Most Popular Legal Definitions
direct evidence
Evidence in the form of recounting personal observations or a document which
directly establishes a fact sought to be proven.
set off
A claim by a defendant in a lawsuit that the plaintiff owes the defendant money
which should be subtracted from the amount of damages claimed by the
plaintiff.
pauper's oath
An affidavit of indigence.
dominium directum
Latin, the qualified ownership of a landlord,
not having possession or use of property but retaining ownership.
arrears
money not paid when due, usually the sum of a series of unpaid amounts
blue sky laws
laws intended to protect the public from purchasing stock in fraudulent
companies that lack substance, such as those selling swamp land, non-existent
gold strikes and dry oil wells, or who have no assets besides a post office box
without prejudice
A reservation made on a statement or an offer that it is not an admission or
cannot otherwise be used against the issuing party in future dealings or
litigation with any determinative legal effect.
indefeasible
Not to be annulled or made void; not
forfeitable.
foreclosure
To eliminate a right of redemption on mortgaged
real property.
tax costs
A motion to contest a claim for court costs submitted by a party in a
lawsuit.