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Most Popular Legal Definitions
in pari delicto
Latin for 'both parties are at fault.'
merger
in corporate law, the joining together of two corporations.
distraint
The right of a landlord to seize the property of
a tenant which is in the premises being rented, as collateral against a tenant
that has not paid the rent or has otherwise defaulted on
the lease, such as wanton
disrepair or destruction of the premises.K
The shorthand symbol for "contract" used by lawyers and law students.
bribery
the crime of giving or taking money or some other valuable item in order to
influence a person, usually a public official, in the performance of their
duties
inter vivos
Latin, 'from one living person to another living person.'
lobby
to urge public officials to support specific measures; generally used as in to
"lobby for a bill"
judicial review
a process where the Court is asked to rule on the appropriateness of the
decision of an administrative agency or tribunal.
adverse possession
means to acquire title to land through obvious occupancy of the land, while
claiming ownership for the period of years set by the law of the state where the
property exists
constructive trust
a trust which a court declares or imposes onto participants in very specific
circumstances such as those giving rise to an action for unjust enrichment, and
notwithstanding the lack of any willing settlor to declare the trust