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Most Popular Legal Definitions
motion
A proposal made to a Court or at a meeting and intended to be considered and
decided upon.
embargo
port, city or territory and may be enforced by
military threat of destroying any vehicle that attempts to break it or by trade
penalties
collateral source rule
a rule of tort law which holds that the tort-feasor is not allowed to deduct
from the amount he or she would be held to pay to the victim of the tort, any
goods, services or money received by that victim from other 'collateral' sources
as a result of the tort
age discrimination
employer's unfair treatment of a current or
potential employee up to the age of 70; illegal under the Age Discrimination
Unemployment Act (1967)
occupational rent
A joint property compensatory claim based on an allegation that one tenant ought
to be debited the value of their exclusive occupation of the family or
jointly-held home.
barratry
creating legal business by stirring up disputes and quarrels, generally for the
benefit of the lawyer who sees fees in the matter; barratry is illegal in all
states and subject to criminal punishment and/or discipline by the state bar,
but there must be a showing that the resulting lawsuit was totally groundless
home invasion
A break and enter of occupied residential premises with forced confinement,
assault or battery of its occupants.
legal aid
No-cost legal services to economically disfavored litigants.
totalitarianism
a system of government in which the ruling party
does not represent the populace but functions autonomously controlling nearly
all aspects of both public and private life
theocracy
A form of government which defers not to civil
development of law, but to an interpretation of the will of a God as set out in
religious scripture and authorities.