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Most Popular Legal Definitions
subinfeudation
The process whereby, under the feudal system of tenure, a person receiving a
grant of land from a lord, could himself become a landlord by subdividing a
subletting that land to others.
mutiny
unlawful resistance of a superior or constituted authority
fiat
A shortly-worded court order.
right against self-incrimination
provided by the fifth amendment in the US Constitution; it allows an individual
to refuse to answer questions or provide other evidence that would lead to
criminal prosecution without presupposing guilt
mailbox rule
A contract law exception that makes a mailed acceptance of an offer valid as of
posting.
power of attorney
A document which gives a person the right to
make binding decisions for another.
merger
in corporate law, the joining together of two corporations.
dower
A widow's life estate interest in her husband's
real property if he died.
ipso facto
from Latin meaning "by fact itself," taken to mean that a consequence came as a
result of a specific action
slavery
When a person has absolute power over another,
including life and liberty.