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Most Popular Legal Definitions
militia
a military body composed of normal citizens called upon in emergencies or to
protect specific interests
crimes against humanity
an international criminal justice offence; the perpetration of acts of war upon
a civilian, non-soldier population
offer
An explicit proposal.
award
1)The decision of an arbitrator or commissioner of any controversy. 2) To give a
judgment of money to a party of a lawsuit, arbitration, or administrative claim.
arbiter
in some jurisdictions, the name for a referee
appointed by the court to decide a question and report back in court, which must
confirm the arbiter's finding before it is binding on the parties
clear and present danger
The doctrine established in an opinion written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. in
Schenk vs. United States (1919) which is used to determine if a situation
creates a threat to the public, individual citizens or to the nation. If so,
limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press or assembly.
criminal negligence
reckless disregard for the lives or safety of
other persons
legal custody
A child custody decision which entails the right
to make, or participate in, the significant decisions affecting a child's health
and welfare.
respite
an agreement between a debtor and creditor that
grants an individual time to satisfy debts due to a momentary inability to
pay
divorce
The legal ending of a marriage by court
order.