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Most Popular Legal Definitions
employment standards
Minimum employee rights extended for work within
the relevant jurisdiction
common law relationship
two unmarried persons living together as though married
intestate
To die without a will.
res gestae
Latin, things done. Used mostly in criminal
cases to allow hearsay if the alleged statement is overheard during the
excitement of the litigated event.
de minimis non curat lex
Latin, a common law principle whereby judges will not sit in judgment of
extremely minor transgressions of law
notorious possession
Occupation of real property or holding personal property in a way which anyone
can observe is as if the person is the owner.
unissued stock
A corporation's shares of stock which are
authorized by its articles of incorporation but have never been issued to
anyone.
occupier's liability
Liability of a person who controls land or
buildings in regards to damages caused to others who enter
thereon.
inter alia
Latin, meaning 'among other things.'
accused
person charged with a crime.