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Most Popular Legal Definitions
admission against interest
admission of the truth of a fact by any person, but especially by the parties to
a lawsuit, when a statement obviously would do that person harm, be
embarrassing, or be against his/her personal or business interests
lex scripta
Latin, written law; statutes.
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.
murder
intentional homicide (the taking of another person's life), without legal
justification or provocation.
postnuptial agreement
A separation agreement.
sum certain
A specific amount stated in a contract or
negotiable instruments at the time the document is written.
trustee
a person a entity who holds the assets of a
trustee for the benefit of the beneficiaries and manages the trust and its
assets under the terms of the trust stated in the declaration of trust which
created it.
words of limitation
Words in a conveyance or in a will which set the duration of an
estate.
bearer
anyone holding something; such as a check, promissory note, bank draft, or bond;
this is important when the document state it is "payable to the bearer"
procedural law
Rules governing legal process such as the rules of evidence and enforcing legal
rights and obligations.