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Most Popular Legal Definitions
appearance
the arrival and acceptance to proceed in court
district court
the location, pertaining to a specific legal
district, where federal cases are initially heard
liability
Any legal obligation,either due now or at some time in the future.
resolution
The formal decision of an organization. A motion which has obtained the
necessary majority vote in favor.
seizure
illegally obtained property taken by law enforcement officials that could
include any cash or assets purchased by means of illegal activity
agent
A person who is authorized to act for another (the principal) through
employment, by contract or apparent authority; the importance is that the agent
can bind the principal by contract or create liability if he or she causes
injury while in the scope of the agency
inscrutable fault
A judicial finding that a fault has occurred but the court is unable to locate
the source, to pinpoint a tortfeasor.
assignment
act of transferring an interest in property or some right (such as contract
benefits) to another
limitrophe
Adjacent, bordering or contiguous.
discretionary trust
A trust in which the settlor has given the trustee full discretion to decide
which (and when) members of a group of beneficiaries is to receive either the
income or the capital of the trust.