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Most Popular Legal Definitions
attached
1) referring to two buildings which are
connected, or equipment which is solidly incorporated into a structure 2)
referring to money or an object which is taken by court order based on a sworn
claim by a plaintiff that the owner-defendant being sued may soon depart to
avoid payment of the debt
adultery
consensual sexual relations when one of the participants is legally married to
another; still a crime in some states and in many states it is grounds for
divorce for the spouse of the adulterer
ransom
Money paid to have a kidnapped person released.
lessee
The person to whom is granted exclusive possession of a thing under the terms of
a lease.
arbitration
a 'mini-trial' which may be for a lawsuit ready to go to trial, usually held in
an attempt to avoid a court trial, conducted by a person or a panel of people
who are not judges
promissory estoppel
A promise made that the contract will not be
enforced in whole or in part and which prevents subsequent proceedings to
enforce the contract against the person who relied on the promise.
age discrimination
employer's unfair treatment of a current or
potential employee up to the age of 70; illegal under the Age Discrimination
Unemployment Act (1967)
Associate Justice
member of the U.S. Supreme Court appointed by the President and confirmed by the
U.S. Senate; there are eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice that serve
for life, or until voluntary retirement or removal after being convicted after
an impeachment
canon law
Laws and regulations over ecclesiastical matters developed between circa 1100
-1500 and used by the Roman Catholic Church in reference to personal morality,
status and powers of the clergy, administration of the sacraments and church and
personal discipline.
assumption of risk
1) taking a chance in a potentially dangerous
situation, for example; by going on a ski-lift the person claims a certain
assumption of risk 2) act of contracting to take over the risk, such as buying
the right to a shipment and accepting the danger it could be damaged or
unprofitable