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Most Popular Legal Definitions
spy/spies
A person who acts clandestinely or on false
pretenses to endeavour to obtain information of or within another state with the
intention of communicating or selling it to others.
treaty
A formal agreement between two states, signed by
official representatives of each state.
squatter
an individual that lives on the land of another or that is publicly owned
without consent or legal authority
collective bargaining
trade agreement negotiation between an employer and a person's representative to
govern hiring, work, pay and dispute resolution
bail bondsman
professional agent for an insurance company who
specializes in providing bail bonds for people charged with crimes and awaiting
trial in order to have them released
parole
The early release from incarceration in which
the prisoner promises to heed certain conditions.
actual notice
Having been informed directly of something or having seen it occur, as
distinguished from constructive notice.
state
A term of international law: those groups of
people which have acquired international recognition as an independent country
and which have four characteristics.
indictable offense
An offense which the government can opt to cause trial by a more formal process
than by summary process.
ancillary administration
administration of an estate's assets in another
state, example; if J. Doe dies in Montana and leaves a parcel of land in
downtown Columbus, Ohio there must be ancillary administration in Ohio to obtain
court approval and tax agency clearance; ancillary means "aiding" or
"subordinate"