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Most Popular Legal Definitions

estoppel

A rule of law that when person A, by act or words, gives person B reason to believe a certain set of facts upon which person B takes action, person A cannot later, to his benefit, deny those facts or say that his earlier act was improper

moratorium

The temporary suspension of legal action against a person.

burglary

the crime of breaking and entering into a structure for the purpose of committing a crime

summons

a document issued by the court at the time a lawsuit is filed, stating the name of both plaintiff and defendant, the title and file number of the case, the court and its address, the name and address of the plaintiff's attorney, and instructions as to the need to file a response to the complaint within a certain time.

emphyteusis

In civil law, a long-term lease of land or buildings

check

A draft upon a particular account in a bank, in which the drawer directs the bank to pay a certain amount to a third party.

precedent

A case which establishes legal principles to a certain set of facts.

repeal

to remove or revoke; the redacting or obliteration of law by the introduction of new law or the implied removal by additional statute 

motion

A proposal made to a Court or at a meeting and intended to be considered and decided upon.

question of privilege

A term of parliamentary law and procedure which refers to an urgent motion made at a meeting which seeks an immediate ruling on an alleged violation of the rights or privileges of members as a whole, or in regards to a negative personal remark.