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Most Popular Legal Definitions
capitalization
1) the act of counting anticipated earnings and expenses as capital assets for
accounting purposes 2) The amount of anticipated net earnings which
hypothetically can be used for conversion into capital assets.
obiter dictum
Latin, an observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the
court.
hostile witness
During an examination-in-chief, a lawyer is not allowed to ask leading questions
of their own witness. But, if that witness openly displays hostility against the
interest of the person that the lawyer represents, the lawyer may ask the court
to declare the witness "hostile", after which, the lawyer may ask their own
witness leading questions.
blackmail
the crime of threatening to reveal embarrassing, disgraceful or damaging facts
(or rumors) about a person to the public, family, spouse or associates unless
paid off to not carry out the threat
survivor
a person who outlives another.
embargo
port, city or territory and may be enforced by
military threat of destroying any vehicle that attempts to break it or by trade
penalties
admission of evidence
judge's acceptance of evidence in a trial
leasehold
Real property held under a lease.
contempt of court
conduct that is disobedient, obstructive or contemptuous to the Court
autopsy
post-mortem evaluation of a deceased body