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Most Popular Legal Definitions
positive law
Law proper, as opposed to moral laws, or to natural or "God-made" law.
terminal year
A portion of a calendar year from and including January 1 to a person's date of
death.
prospectus
A document in which a corporation sets out the
material details of a share or bond issue and invites the public to invest by
purchasing them.
per capita
Latin for "by the head."
contract law
that body of law which regulates the formation and enforcement of contracts
administrative law judge
professional hearing officer who works for the government to preside over
hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies; generally experienced in
the particular subject matter of the agency
insanity
A disorder which impairs the human mind and prevents distinguishing between
right and wrong.
federal court
courts under the jurisdiction of US law; separated into district courts, court
of appeals, and the Supreme Court
exclusionary rule
a constitutional right providing the fact that if certain evidence was obtained
illegally, it is not admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings
sanction
To ratify or to approve; punish.