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Most Popular Legal Definitions
alienation of affections
outdated term; alienation of affections was a civil wrong for which a deprived
(sexually) husband could sue the party convincing the wife to leave him, but the
right to sue has been abolished in almost all states
assignment
act of transferring an interest in property or some right (such as contract
benefits) to another
survivor
a person who outlives another.
blackmail
the crime of threatening to reveal embarrassing, disgraceful or damaging facts
(or rumors) about a person to the public, family, spouse or associates unless
paid off to not carry out the threat
demurrage
term of maritime law which refers to the damages payable by a ship charterer, to
the ship owner, as compensation for lost time; where a chartered ship is not
returned to the owner on a specified date
petty offense
A minor crime; the punishment is usually just a
small fine or short term of imprisonment.
decedent
an individual who has died
mutiny
unlawful resistance of a superior or constituted authority
words of limitation
Words in a conveyance or in a will which set the duration of an
estate.
federalism
A system of government which has created, by written agreement, a central and
national government to which it has distributed specified legislative powers,
and called the federal
government, and regional governments to which is distributed other specified legislative powers.
government, and regional governments to which is distributed other specified legislative powers.