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Most Popular Legal Definitions
contempt of court
conduct that is disobedient, obstructive or contemptuous to the Court
American Bar Association
The largest organization of American lawyers, which is prestigious for
formulating guidelines for the practice of law, giving direction to legislation,
lobbying for the law profession, and evaluating federal judges; less then
one-third of attorneys belong to the A.B.A
interloper
A person, who with legal right to do so, runs a
business or who wrongfully interferes or intercepts another's business.
acceptance of service
agreement by a defendant, or their attorney, in a legal action to accept a
complaint or other petition without having the sheriff or process server
physically appear; the agreement of "acceptance of service" must be in writing
vagrancy
Moving about without a means to support oneself.
advancement
gift made by a person to one of his or her children or heirs in anticipation of
a gift from the still-living parent's potential estate as an advance on one's
inheritance; one should obtain proof that the advanced sum was against the
projected inheritance
summary judgment
A court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a
cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can be decided upon
certain facts without trial.
advisory opinion
an opinion stated by a judge or a court upon the request of a legislative body
or government agency; an advisory opinion has no force of law but is given as a
matter of courtesy
federal court
courts under the jurisdiction of US law; separated into district courts, court
of appeals, and the Supreme Court
long arm statues
Each court is bound to a territorial jurisdiction and does not normally have
jurisdiction over persons that reside outside of that jurisdiction.