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Most Popular Legal Definitions
non-suit
A ruling by the judge in a lawsuit that terminates the trial at that point and
results in a dismissal of the plaintiff's case and judgment for the defendant.
censure
1) to provide judgment 2) placing blame or condemnation
jurisdiction
Refers to a court's authority to judge over a situation usually acquired in one
of three ways: over acts committed in a defined territory, over certain types of
cases, or over certain persons.
foreclosure
To eliminate a right of redemption on mortgaged
real property.
articles of incorporation
the basic charter of a corporation which spells out the name, basic purpose, amount and types of stock which may be issue, and any special
characteristics such as being non-profit
in loco parentis
Latin, a person who thought not the natural
parent, has acted as a parent to a child and may thus be liable to legal
obligations as if they were a natural parent.
offer
An explicit proposal.
proof in solemn form
The pronouncement by a court that a will is
formally approved and not subject to later contest, with the exception of fraud
or a later will.
freedom
the capacity in which a group or individual
maintains rights or liberties
unissued stock
A corporation's shares of stock which are
authorized by its articles of incorporation but have never been issued to
anyone.