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Most Popular Legal Definitions
crimen omnia ex se nata vitiat
Latin, "property obtained by crime is
tainted"
capital punishment
execution for a capital offense
ad seriatim
Latin for "one after another"
sustain
In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as a
question, is valid.
offender
one who commits a crime
share
A portion for a for-profit corporation bought by cash.
quasi-delict
In civil law, a delict (wrong) caused by negligence.
stirpes
Latin, the offspring of a person
expunge
To 'strike out', erase, 'wipe out', or destroy.
citation
1) A notice to appear in court due to a probable commission of a minor crime
such as a traffic violation, drinking liquor in a park where prohibited, letting
a dog loose without a leash, and in some states for possession of a small amount
of marijuana. Failure to appear can result in a warrant for the citee's arrest.
2) The act of referring to (citing) a statute, precedent-setting case or legal
textbook, in a brief or argument in court, called "citation of authority." 4)
the section of the statute or the name of the case as well as the volume number,
the report series and the page number of a case referred to in a brief, points
and authorities, or other legal argument.