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Most Popular Legal Definitions
kangaroo Court
A judicial proceeding or trial which has a predetermined outcome or where basic
legal rights of a party are jumped over.
to wit
'That is to say.'
sale
Transfer of something (and title to it) in
return for money.
nunc pro tunc
Latin, deemed retroactive.
carnal knowledge
from Latin carnalis for "fleshly;" carnal knowledge, knowledge of sexual
intercourse between a male and female in which there is at least some
penetration, no matter how slight, is legally significant in that it is a
necessary legal characteristic or element of rape, molestation, and statutory
rape
innocent passage
A term of international maritime law referring to a ship's right to enter and
pass through a coastal state's territorial water as long as it is not
prejudicial to the peace and order of the coastal state.
basis
the original cost of an asset to be used to determine the amount of capital gain
tax upon its sale; an "adjusted basis" includes improvements, expenses, and
damages between the time the original basis (price) is established and transfer
of the asset; "stepped up basis" means that the original basis of an asset will
be stepped up to current value at the time of the death of the owner, and thus
keep down capital gain taxes if the beneficiary of the dead person sells the
asset
ecclesiastical law
Synonymous to canon law
suppression of evidence
1) A judge's determination not to allow
evidence to be admitted in a criminal trial because it was illegal obtained. 2)
the improper hiding of evidence by a prosecutor who is constitutionally required
to reveal to the defense all evidence.
pedophile
A person afflicted with pedophilia, a sexual perversion in which children are
preferred as sexual partners.