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Most Popular Legal Definitions
emancipation
The act of freeing a person who was under the
legal authority of another from that control
domitae naturae
Latin, animals which are of a nature easily
tamed and may be readily domesticated such as cats, dogs, farm animals and some
birds.
sixth amendment
A 1791 amendment to the American Constitution guaranteeing fundamental rights in
criminal proceedings such as speedy trial, impartiality, public evidence of
witnesses and a right to a lawyer.
negotiate
To communicate on a matter of disagreement between two parties, with a view to
first listen to the other party's perspective and to then attempt to arrive at a
resolution by consensus.
rape
The act of having non-consensual sex with a woman.
caveat
From Latin caveat for "let him beware." 1) A warning or caution. 2) A popular
term used by lawyers to point out that there may be a hidden problem or defect.
in loco parentis
Latin, a person who thought not the natural
parent, has acted as a parent to a child and may thus be liable to legal
obligations as if they were a natural parent.
rescind
To abrogate or cancel a contract putting the parties in the same position they
would have been in had there been no contract.
abeyance
Temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension. In law, it is a state or
condition of real property in which the title is not as of yet vested in a known
title holder.
jus ex injuria non oritur
Latin, a legal right or entitlement cannot arise from an unlawful act or
omission.