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Most Popular Legal Definitions
boiler room
a telephone bank operation in which fast-talking telemarketers or campaigners
attempt to sell stock, services, goods, or candidates and act as if they are
calling from an established company or brokerage; often the telemarketers are
totally fraudulent and in violation of security laws
donor
The person who donates property to the benefit
of another, usually, through the legal mechanism of a trust.
steal
The taking of something from another without any legal right to do
so.
dominant tenement
Used when referring to easements to specify that
property (i.e. tenement) or piece of land that benefits from, or has the
advantage of, an easement.
agent
A person who is authorized to act for another (the principal) through
employment, by contract or apparent authority; the importance is that the agent
can bind the principal by contract or create liability if he or she causes
injury while in the scope of the agency
collective bargaining
trade agreement negotiation between an employer and a person's representative to
govern hiring, work, pay and dispute resolution
alien
1) person who is not a citizen of the country 2) in the United States, any
person born in another country to parents who are not American and who has not
become a naturalized citizen; there are resident aliens officially permitted to
live in the country and illegal aliens who have sneaked into the country or
stayed beyond the time permitted on a visa 3) to convey title to property
mutual
referring to anything in which both parties have reciprocal rights,
understanding, or agreement.
indemnity
Contract with a third-party to perform another's obligations if called upon to
do so by the third-party, whether the other has defaulted or not.
sustain
In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as a
question, is valid.