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Most Popular Legal Definitions
constructive dismissal
Under the employment law of some states, judges will consider a situation where
there has been a fundamental violation of the rights of an employee, by the
employer, so severe that the employee would have the right to consider himself
as dismissed, even though, in fact, there has been no act of dismissal on the
part of the employer.
obstructing justice
An act which tends to impede or thwart the administration of
justice.
freehold
Use of real estate for an indeterminate
time.
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
appreciation
the increase in value through the natural course of events as distinguished from
improvements or additions
socialism
A form or system of government which states the
equal sharing of land and equal return of the product of the land and industry
to all citizens.
book account
An account of a customer kept in a business ledger of debits and credits which
shows the amount due at any given time. This can provide a clear basis for suing
for a debt.
lex situs
Latin, a conflict of law rule that selects the applicable law based on the
location of something
decapitation
the act of beheading a person, usually instantly such as with a large and heavy
knife or by guillotine, as a form of capital punishment.
offer
An explicit proposal.