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Most Popular Legal Definitions
civil procedure
The complex and often confusing body of rules and regulations set out in both
state and federal laws which establish the format under which civil lawsuits are
filed, pursued and tried. Civil procedure refers only to form and procedure, and
not to the substantive law which gives people the right to sue or defend a
lawsuit.
limitrophe
Adjacent, bordering or contiguous.
litigant
any party to a lawsuit.
quasi-judicial
Administrative tribunals or government officials
who are subject tot he rules of natural justice.
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.
false imprisonment
the holding of an individual without proper authority or general detention not
authorized by law
champerty
An agreement between the party suing in a lawsuit and another person, usually an
attorney, who agrees to finance and carry the lawsuit in return for a percentage
of the recovery.
redemption
Buying back.
affirmative action
The process of a business or governmental agency
in which it gives special rights of hiring or advancement to ethnic
minorities
accident
a sudden or unexpected event that occurs without foresight. For example, a car
accident