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Most Popular Legal Definitions
letters rogatory
A request of a judge in one jurisdiction to a court of another, to examine a
specific witness.
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.high seas
A term of international and maritime law; the open ocean that is not part of any
exclusive economic zone, territory, or international waters of any state.
unfair competition
Wrongful and/or fraudulent business methods to
gain and unfair advantage.
confession
a statement made by a person suspected or charged with a crime, that they did,
in fact, commit that crime
loss of bargain
the inability to complete a sale of other business deal, caused by another's
breach of contract, intentional interference with one's business, negligence or
some other wrongdoing.
movable
Civil law: things not attached to land and which may be carried from place to
place.
attorney-client privilege
requirement that an attorney may not reveal
communications, conversations and letters between himself/ herself and his/her
client, under the theory that a person should be able to speak freely and
honestly with his/her attorney without fear of future revelation
crumbling skull rule
a legal theory, companion to the thin skull rule, which limits a tort
defendant's exposure to a plaintiff's injuries to the plaintiff's condition at
the time of the tort
appreciation
the increase in value through the natural course of events as distinguished from
improvements or additions