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Most Popular Legal Definitions
fiat
A shortly-worded court order.
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.
agreement
1) meeting of the minds 2) another name for a
contract--including all the elements of a legal contract: offer, acceptance, and
consideration (payment or performance) based on specific terms
pension
A private or government fund, from which regular
benefits and stipends are paid to a person upon their retirement or
disability.
just spatiandi et manendi
Latin, referring to a legal right of way granted
to the public, but only for the purposes of recreation or education, such as
upon parks or public squares.
tenant
A person to whom a landlord grants temporary and exclusive use of land or a part
of a building, usually in exchange for rent.
search warrant
A written order by a judge which permits a law
enforcement officer to search another's premises for evidence of criminal
activity.
venire
The list from which jurors may be selected.
Zone or zoning
The area of
adjusted basis
the original cost of an asset adjusted for costs of improvements, depreciation,
damage, and other events which may have affected its value during the period of
ownership; this is important in calculating capital gains for income tax
purposes since the adjusted basis is generally higher than the original price
and will lower capital gains taxes