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Most Popular Legal Definitions
joint and several liability
liability of more than one person for which each
person is required to pay back the entire amount of a debt or damages.
Attorney General
highest ranking legal officer of the government in each state and the federal
government; the federal Attorney General is chief of the Department of Justice
appointed by the President with confirmation required by the Senate, and a
member of the Cabinet
jus ex injuria non oritur
Latin, a legal right or entitlement cannot arise from an unlawful act or
omission.
life estate
A right to use and enjoy land only for the life of the life tenant.
vassal
an individual who submits to serve another usually for a return; a dependent;
servant
assess
set a value on property
eminent domain
In the United States, the legal power to
expropriate private land for the sake of public necessity
judicial review
a process where the Court is asked to rule on the appropriateness of the
decision of an administrative agency or tribunal.
naturalized citizen
an individual that was born an alien but has since legally become a citizen of
the United States
bribery
the crime of giving or taking money or some other valuable item in order to
influence a person, usually a public official, in the performance of their
duties