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Most Popular Legal Definitions
title
1) Ownership of real property or personal property, which stands against the
right of anyone else to claim the property. 2) the name for one's position in a
business or organization. 3) the name for a legal case.
violation
an unlawful act, usually performed with force; infringement or
transgression
presumption of fact
A conclusion of fact constructed logically from other proven
facts.
accrue
1) growing or adding to, such as interest on a debt or investment which
continues to accumulate 2) the manifestation of the right to bring forth a
lawsuit, for example; the right to sue on a contract only accrues when the
contract is breached.
calendar
1) the list of cases to be called for trial before a particular court; 2) to set
and give a date and time for a case, petition, or motion to be heard by a court
quitclaim
A document in which a person who has an alleged interest in real property
transfers this interest to another.
bar association
organization of lawyers; there are two types, one of which is official and
usually called an "integrated bar," which is qualified by the particular state's
highest court to establish rules for admission and conduct; there are also local
bar associations by city or county which are unofficial and voluntary, but do
conduct the business of attorneys, such as settling fee disputes and working
with the local courts on rules; there is also the American Bar Association, a
national voluntary organization of attorneys
civil law
1) A body of laws and legal concepts which come
down from old Roman laws established by Emperor Justinian, and which differ from
English common law, which is the framework of most state legal systems. In the
United States only Louisiana (relying on the French Napoleonic Code) has a legal
structure based on civil law. 2) Generic term for non-criminal law.
assess
set a value on property
fair market value
The hypothetical probable price that could be
obtained for a property.