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Most Popular Legal Definitions
chain of title
The succession of title ownership to real property from the present owner back
to the original owner at some distant time.
defamation
an attack on the good reputation of a person, by slander or libel
actual notice
Having been informed directly of something or having seen it occur, as
distinguished from constructive notice.
militia
a military body composed of normal citizens called upon in emergencies or to
protect specific interests
case
Short for a cause of action, lawsuit, or the right to sue. It is also shorthand
for the reported decisions which can be cited as precedents.
abduction
The criminal taking of a person by persuasion, by fraud, or by open force of
violence.
pen register
An electronic surveillance device which attaches
to a phone line and registers every number dialed from a specific
telephone.
tenancy
A contract by which the owner of the property grants exclusive possession of
that property to another person, in exchange for the tenant's periodic payment
of money (rent).
antenuptial (prenuptial) agreement
written contract between two people about to marry; setting out the terms of of
possession of assets, treatment of future earnings, control of the property of
each, and potential division if the marriage is later dissolved
unanimity
unanimous; all persons concerned in an outcome being of equal mind in the
decision