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Most Popular Legal Definitions
chattel
An item of personal property which is movable, as distinguished from real
property.
count
1) to number or enumerate 2) formal statement
made in court or a specific charge or complaint
admission of guilt
statement by someone accused of a crime that he/she committed the offense
notional severance
Reading down a contractual provision so as to
make it legal and enforceable.
silent partner
A person who invests in a company or partnership but does not take part in
administering or directing the organization.
culpa lata
Latin, gross negligence
adeem
to revoke a gift made in a will by destroying, selling or giving away the gift
item during the lifetime of the testator, for example; a person writes in their
will "I will leave my son my 1968 Mustang," but then dad totals or sells the
car--Saying, "I give my son my family car," would be better language.
unclean hands
A legal doctrine which is a defense to a complaint, which states that a party
who is asking for a judgment cannot have the help of the court if he/she has
done anything unethical in relation to the subject of the lawsuit.
admission against interest
admission of the truth of a fact by any person, but especially by the parties to
a lawsuit, when a statement obviously would do that person harm, be
embarrassing, or be against his/her personal or business interests
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