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Most Popular Legal Definitions
summary judgment
A court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a
cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can be decided upon
certain facts without trial.
jus ex injuria non oritur
Latin, a legal right or entitlement cannot arise from an unlawful act or
omission.
judgment
official decision given by a court that rules in favor or against the case
hand
gross negligence
The commission or omission of an action in reckless disregard of the
consequences to the safety or property of another.
authorize
to officially empower someone to act
alias
1) name used other than the given name of a person or reference to that other
name; may or may not be an attempt to hide his or her identity
indigent
A poor person; not penniless, but in need and who has no financial support
whatsoever.
assess
set a value on property
war crimes
Excessive brutality during war, in contravention of an international
treaty.
seal
A device which creates an impression upon paper
or melted wax.