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Most Popular Legal Definitions
pari delicto
Latin, of equal fault.
heat of passion
generally acts as a defense which argues that due to certain provocation of a
mental state of fear, anger, or worry that enticed a specific action; used to
lessen or remove a charge
fascism
A form of government which is authoritarian and oppressively conservative, who
believes in the supremacy of the stated national group.
cite
1) To make reference to a decision in another case to make a legal point in
argument. 2) To give notice of being charged with a minor crime and a date for
appearance in court to answer the charge rather than being arrested.
charge
1) In a criminal case, the statement of what crime the party is accused of. 2)
In jury trials, the oral instructions by the judge to the jurors just before the
jury begins deliberations. This
charge is based on jury
instructions submitted by attorneys on both sides and agreed upon by the trial
judge. 3) a fee for services.plea bargaining
Negotiations during a criminal trial between an accused offender and a
prosecutor in which the accused agrees to admit to a crime (usually a lesser
offense than the original), in order to avoid the expense of a public trial, and
in turn the prosecutor agrees to ask for a more lenient sentence than would have
been recommended if the case had proceeded to a full trial.
vest
To give an absolute right to title or ownership.
attorney in fact
someone specifically named by another through a written "power of attorney" to
act for that person in the conduct of the appointer's business
satisfaction of judgment
A document signed by a judgment creditor stating that the full amount due on the
judgment has been paid.
search
1) To examine another's premises to look for evidence of criminal activity. 2)
To trade the records of ownership of real property in what is commonly called a
"title search."