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Most Popular Legal Definitions
promissory note
An unconditional, written and signed promise to
pay a certain amount of money, on demand or at a defined date.
premises liability
The liability of an occupier of real estate
towards injury to others.
canon law
Laws and regulations over ecclesiastical matters developed between circa 1100
-1500 and used by the Roman Catholic Church in reference to personal morality,
status and powers of the clergy, administration of the sacraments and church and
personal discipline.
redemption
Buying back.
evidence
1) something which provides proof or disproves a claim or otherwise believed
statement 2)to make clear or evident, to show by proof
bequeath
1) to give personal property under provisions of
a will 2) the act of giving any asset by the terms of a will
specific deterrence
Deterrence, as an objective of sentencing, which is fit to a particular
offender.
intestate
To die without a will.
ancillary jurisdiction
term used in federal courts when the court decides matters not normally under
federal jurisdiction so that it can give a judgment on the entire controversy,
the main issue at hand is a federal matter which it is authorized by law to
determine
clear title
Holding ownership to real property without any
claims by others on the owner's title and no history of past claims which might
affect the ownership.