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Most Popular Legal Definitions
power of attorney
A document which gives a person the right to
make binding decisions for another.
mistrial
A partial or complete trial which is found to be null and void and of no effect
because of some irregularity.
gavel
A wooden mallet used by a judge to bring proceedings to a start or to an end or
to command attention in their court.
oligarchy
A form of government in which a few people rule and govern by assuming all
legislative and administrative authority.
refugee
A person who is outside his state of origin or
of residence who cannot return without exposure to human-rights related
persecution.
magistrate
a public civil officer involved with legal determination or under the purview of
one of the three branches of government
subpoena
An order of the court for a witness to appear at a particular time and place to
testify and/or produce documents in the control of the witness.
detention
the act of physically constraining of an individual
charter
1) the act of an established body giving sanction or bestowing rights on an
individual or party, usually in writing 2) an enumerated privilege
delict
civil law term which imposes liability on a
person who causes injury to another, or for injury caused by a person or thing
under his custody