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Most Popular Legal Definitions
assault
1) to threat or attempt to strike another, whether successful or not, provided
the target was aware of it 2) The act of committing an assault, for example;
"There was an assault on second avenue this morning"
donor
The person who donates property to the benefit
of another, usually, through the legal mechanism of a trust.
bailiff
1) a court official, usually a deputy sheriff, who keeps order in the courtroom
and handles various errands for the judge and clerk 2) in some jurisdictions, a
person appointed by the court to handle the affairs of an incompetent person
eminent domain
In the United States, the legal power to
expropriate private land for the sake of public necessity
controlled substance
a drug or other entity whose usage is governed by 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.
misdemeanor
A crime of lesser seriousness than a felony where the punishment might be a fine
or prison for less than one year.
de facto
Latin, exists "in fact", term used to indicate
something already done or established
socialism
A form or system of government which states the
equal sharing of land and equal return of the product of the land and industry
to all citizens.
vagrancy
Moving about without a means to support oneself.