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Most Popular Legal Definitions
de facto
Latin, exists "in fact", term used to indicate
something already done or established
allege
to claim that a fact is true
positive law
Law proper, as opposed to moral laws, or to natural or "God-made" law.
acceleration
1) In a contract or a promissory note, when the payment of debt is moved up to
the present time due to some event like non-payment of an installment or sale of
the property which secures the debt.
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
amended complaint
what results when the party suing changes the complaint they filed; complaints
are amended to correct facts, add new causes of action, substitute discovered
names for persons sued as "J. Does" or to properly plead a cause of action after
the court found the initial complaint inadequate
emphyteusis
In civil law, a long-term lease of land or
buildings
slavery
When a person has absolute power over another,
including life and liberty.
severance pay
An amount of money an employer owes to an
employee in lieu of notice, in exchange for the employee's agreement to sever an
employment contract forthwith.
arraignment
the hearing in which a person is presented with the charges against them, given
an opportunity to enter a plea, determined whether they have a lawyer, and if
necessary set the bail amount and future appearances