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Most Popular Legal Definitions
extradition
The arrest and delivery of a fugitive wanted for a crime committed in another
country.
benefit of counsel
having the opportunity to have an attorney and legal advice in any legal matter,
but particularly while appearing in court
doctrine
A rule or principle or the law established
through the repeated application of legal precedents.
commodum ex injuria sua nemo habere debet
Latin, "A wrongdoer should not be enabled by law to take any advantage from his
actions."
challenge for cause
A request that a prospective juror be dismissed because there is a specific and
forceful reason to believe the person cannot be fair, unbiased or capable of
serving as a juror.
prohibition
A legal restriction against the use of something or against certain
conduct.
livery
Delivery. An archaic legal word from the feudal system referring to the actual
legal transmission of possession of an object to another.
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
sex
1) gender, as in male or female. 2) sexual intercourse
shareholder
Persons who own a share of a for-profit corporation.