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Most Popular Legal Definitions
judicial review
a process where the Court is asked to rule on the appropriateness of the
decision of an administrative agency or tribunal.
accessory
A second-string player who helps in the commission of a crime, the assistance
can range from; planning, providing an alibi, or knowingly hiding the offender;
the accessory must know of the omission or commission of a crime, but is usually
not present during the actual crime
bailee
person, also called a custodian, with whom some article is left, usually
pursuant to a contract, who is responsible for the safe return of the article to
the owner when the contract is fulfilled
aliquot
a definite fractional share, usually applied when dividing and distributing a
deceased person's estate or trust assets
magna carta
Charter to which subscribed King John of England on June 12, 1215 in which a
basic set of limits were set on he King's powers.
employee
A person who has agreed by contract to perform
specified services for another, the employer, in exchange for money
battery
the intentional striking of someone, with intent to harm, or in a "rude and
insolent manner," even if the injury is slight; negligent or careless
unintentional contact is not battery no matter how great the harm; battery is a
crime and also the basis for a lawsuit as a civil wrong if there is damage
blue ribbon jury
jury selected from prominent, well-educated citizens, sometimes to investigate a
particular problem such as civic corruption; use of blue ribbon juries in
criminal cases violates the right to have a jury of one's peers
penal code
A statute which lists and defines prohibited
conduct and the punishments associated with each.
bail
1) money or bond put up to secure the release of a person who has been charged
with a crime 2) to post money or bond to secure an accused defendant's release