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Most Popular Legal Definitions
preliminary hearing
the initial hearing at which the prosecutor
presents applicable evidence to a judge to show probable cause for the arrest
and that the individual committed a crime; can also refer to any court
proceeding that occurs before an actual trial
statutes
The written laws approved by legislatures, parliaments or elected or appointed
houses of assembly. Also known as legislation.
equity
A branch of English law which developed hundreds of years ago when litigants
would go to the King and complain of harsh or inflexible rules of common law
which prevented justice from prevailing
fascism
A form of government which is authoritarian and oppressively conservative, who
believes in the supremacy of the stated national group.
trade secret
A process, method, plan, formula or other
information unique to a manufacturer, which gives it an advantage over
competitors.
tontine
A rare agreement among several persons who
agree hat each will invest in an annuity and the last to die will receive the
remaining assets and profits.
prison
a place in which individuals are confined,
maintaining limited rights in comparison to free individuals
calendar call
hearing at which a case is set for trial
bargain
a mutual agreement or contract between two
parties which is voluntary and involves the exchange of consideration
matrimonial debt
A debt contracted during a marriage and for which both spouses are liable,
regardless of who contracted the debt or who is directly liable for it.