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Most Popular Legal Definitions
agreed statement
statement in which the two parties on opposite
sides of a lawsuit or on an appeal from a trial judgment will agree upon certain
facts and sign a statement to be used in court
child custody
court's determination of which parent, relative, or other adult should have
physical and/or legal control and responsibility for a minor (child) under 18
gavel
A wooden mallet used by a judge to bring proceedings to a start or to an end or
to command attention in their court.
advancement
gift made by a person to one of his or her children or heirs in anticipation of
a gift from the still-living parent's potential estate as an advance on one's
inheritance; one should obtain proof that the advanced sum was against the
projected inheritance
direct tax
A tax demanded from the very persons who it is intended or desired should pay
it.
zebra crossing
Striped white or yellow lines on asphalt streets that indicate a pedestrian
crossing or a pedestrian right-of-way.
eggshell skull doctrine
A tort-feasor or a wrongdoer takes his victim as
he finds him
procedural law
Rules governing legal process such as the rules of evidence and enforcing legal
rights and obligations.
pari delicto
Latin, of equal fault.
federal court
courts under the jurisdiction of US law; separated into district courts, court
of appeals, and the Supreme Court