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Most Popular Legal Definitions
ad litem
From Latin, "for the purposes of the legal action only;" most often the term
that applies to a parent who files a lawsuit for his or her minor child as
"guardian at litem" (guardian just for the purposes of legal action, or a
lawsuit)
shareholder agreement
A contract between the shareholders of a company
and the company itself, in which certain thing which would otherwise be the
purview of the board of directors, are predetermined.
assign
to transfer to another person any asset such as
real property or a valuable right such as a contract 2) the person (assignee)
who receives a piece of property by purchase gift or by will; this word often
shows up in contracts and wills
succession
The statutory rules of inheritance of a dead
person's estate when the property is not given by the terms of a will, also
called laws of "descent and distribution."
robbery
Theft under threat or use of force.
advocacy
act of favoring or supporting a body of work or individual
mandamus
A writ which commands an individual, organization, or court to perform a certain
action, usually to correct a prior illegal action or a failure to act in the
first place.
forgery
The creation of a false document knowing it to
be false with the intent that it should be used as genuine to the prejudice of
another.
international law
A combination of treaties and customs which regulates the conduct of states
amongst themselves, and persons who trade or have legal relationships which
involve the jurisdiction of more than one site.
punitive damages
Special and highly exceptional damages ordered
by a court against a defendant where the act or omission which caused the suit
was particularly heinous or malicious.