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Most Popular Legal Definitions
bailor
person who leaves goods in the custody of another, usually under a "contract of
bailment," in which the custodian ("bailee") is responsible for the safekeeping
and return of the property
admission of evidence
judge's acceptance of evidence in a trial
bench warrant
a warrant issued by a judge, often to command someone to appear before the
judge, with a setting of an amount of bail to be posted, generally; a bench
warrant is used in lesser matters to encourage the party appear in court.
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
seriatim
Latin for "one after another."
per capita
Latin for "by the head."
dissolution
The act of ending, terminating or winding-up a
company or state of affairs.
broker
in general, a person who arranges contracts between a buyer and seller for a
commission
totalitarianism
a system of government in which the ruling party
does not represent the populace but functions autonomously controlling nearly
all aspects of both public and private life
resisting arrest
the knowing and physical resistance to a lawful arrest