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Most Popular Legal Definitions
jail
1) to incarcerate or imprison 2) a type of prison, usually indicates holding on
a temporary basis; either awaiting arraignment, other findings, or detention for
a short determinate period of time
not guilty
innocent; a general plea made in response to a charge
terminal year
A portion of a calendar year from and including January 1 to a person's date of
death.
tax evasion
A prohibited or illegal act or omission which is designed to reduce a person's
tax liability.
void
referring to a statue, contract, ruling or anything which is null and of no
effect. A law or judgment found by an appeals court to be unconstitutional is
void, a rescinded (mutually canceled) contract is void, and a marriage which has
been annulled by court judgment is void.
name
A unique combination of a given and a surname, assigned to an individual,
generally at birth, and used to distinguish that individual both socially and in
regards to the assertion or defense of legal rights.
treason
To aid or enlist with a state enemy or to attempt or conspire to harm the head
of state.
agreed statement
statement in which the two parties on opposite
sides of a lawsuit or on an appeal from a trial judgment will agree upon certain
facts and sign a statement to be used in court
cuius est solum ejus est usque ad caelum
Latin, "who owns the land, owns down to the center of the earth and up to the
heavens"
case
Short for a cause of action, lawsuit, or the right to sue. It is also shorthand
for the reported decisions which can be cited as precedents.