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Most Popular Legal Definitions

lex loci

Latin, the law of a place as in where a right was acquired or a liability incurred.

distress

A common law remedy available to landlords to hold the tenant's belongings while the tenant is behind on rent but continues to occupy the premises.

fungibles

Goods which are comprised of many identical parts, such as a bushel of grain, and which can be easily replaced by identical goods.

prohibition

A legal restriction against the use of something or against certain conduct.

buy-sell agreement

contract among owners of a business which provides terms for their purchase of a withdrawing partner's or stockholder's interest in the enterprise

preferred shares

A share in a company that has some kind of special right or privilege attached to it.

conscientious objector

an individual following religious or moral law that disallow them from entering armed services

attorney at law

the official title of a lawyer in many countries

suffering

The pain, hurt, inconvenience, embarrassment and/or inability to perform normal activities.

green card

entitlement for an alien to work and reside in the United States on a permanent basis