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Most Popular Legal Definitions
mandate
1) to command; order 2) document or decision given by a judge or magistrate to
the proper official for the determination to be carried out
security deposit
Money paid to another to be held as security for
the occurrence of a specified event.
assignee
a person to whom property is transferred by sale or gift, particularly real
property
violation
an unlawful act, usually performed with force; infringement or
transgression
malfeasance
Doing something which is illegal.
able-bodied
Having a strong, healthy body. In law, it is often used to describe a person who
is capable of earning a living and, therefore, able to pay alimony or child
support.
delict
civil law term which imposes liability on a
person who causes injury to another, or for injury caused by a person or thing
under his custody
legislative branch
The elected law-making branch of government.
redemption
Buying back.
ancillary jurisdiction
term used in federal courts when the court decides matters not normally under
federal jurisdiction so that it can give a judgment on the entire controversy,
the main issue at hand is a federal matter which it is authorized by law to
determine