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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