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Most Popular Legal Definitions
amend
alter or change by adding, subtracting, or substituting; one can amend a
statute, a contract or a written pleading filed in a lawsuit; the change is
usually called an amendment.
criminal harassment
unsolicited annoying, alarming or abusive conduct or words which are threatening
arbitrary
not supported by fair or substantial cause or reason; most often it is used in
reference to a judge's ruling
cite
1) To make reference to a decision in another case to make a legal point in
argument. 2) To give notice of being charged with a minor crime and a date for
appearance in court to answer the charge rather than being arrested.
carryback
In taxation accounting, using a current tax year's deductions, business losses
or credits to re-figure and amend a previously filed tax return to reduce tax
liability.
ad valorem
Latin for "based on value," which generally applies to property taxes based on a
percentage of the county's assessment of the property's value.
contract
an agreement between persons which obliges each party to do or not to do a
certain thing
ways and means
committee found in the US house of representatives and some states that
determines many--if not all--aspects of funding and fiscal decision-making
notional severance
Reading down a contractual provision so as to
make it legal and enforceable.
actual notice
Having been informed directly of something or having seen it occur, as
distinguished from constructive notice.