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Most Popular Legal Definitions
sole proprietorship
A business by a single individual which is not
formally organized and for which the individual and the business are
indistinguishable in law.
defendant
individual, company or organization that defends a legal action taken by a
plaintiff and against which the court has been asked to order damages or
specific corrective action redress some type of unlawful or improper action
alleged by the plaintiff
tenancy
A contract by which the owner of the property grants exclusive possession of
that property to another person, in exchange for the tenant's periodic payment
of money (rent).
bargain
a mutual agreement or contract between two
parties which is voluntary and involves the exchange of consideration
acknowledge
1) to admit or concede 2) a notary public or other officer (such as a county
clerk) verifying an individual's completion of a document, such as for the power
of attorney, to make it certified as legal and suitable for recording
subscribe
1) To sign at the end of a document. 2) To order and agree to pay for an issue
of stock, bonds, limited partnership interest, investment or periodical magazine
or newspaper.
appellate court
court of appeals which hears appeals from lower court decisions
count
1) to number or enumerate 2) formal statement
made in court or a specific charge or complaint
salvage
1) to save goods. 2) payment to a person or
group which saves cargo from a shipwreck.
redact
Removing text or images from an initial
document.