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Most Popular Legal Definitions
divorce
The legal ending of a marriage by court
order.
interlocutory injunction
A temporary injunction; which lasts only until
the end of the trial during which it was sought.
dower
A widow's life estate interest in her husband's
real property if he died.
session
1) A meeting of a court for a particular period
of time. 2) the term of an appeals court covering several months.
zebra crossing
Striped white or yellow lines on asphalt streets that indicate a pedestrian
crossing or a pedestrian right-of-way.
adhesion contract
A contract so imbalanced in favor of one party over the other that there is a
strong implication it was not freely bargained. (For example, a poor tenant
cannot afford to move out and the landlord places extreme stipulations on
allowing him to live there.)
resisting arrest
the knowing and physical resistance to a lawful arrest
share
A portion for a for-profit corporation bought by cash.
annul
to reduce or to be made void
minister
a government representative in either an official or unofficial capacity that
may function within a broad array of responsibilities and duties