Search Dictionary
Browse Alphabetically (A-Z)
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
Most Popular Legal Definitions
abrogate
To annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contradicts the prior law. It
also applies to revoking or withdrawing conditions of a contract.
cancel
to cross out, annul, destroy, void or rescind a document
testimony
The oral or written evidence of a witness in a judicial proceeding, such as a
trial.
accretion
1) in real estate, the increase of the actual land due to a stream, lake, or sea
by the action of the water which deposits soil upon the shoreline 2) when a
beneficiary of the deceased gets more of the estate than originally intended due
to the death of or rejection by another beneficiary
next of kin
The nearest blood relative of a deceased.
advancement
gift made by a person to one of his or her children or heirs in anticipation of
a gift from the still-living parent's potential estate as an advance on one's
inheritance; one should obtain proof that the advanced sum was against the
projected inheritance
M.O
slang for modus operandi, the way or pattern in which a repeat criminal usually
commits his/her crime.
sovereign
1) The technical word for the monarch of a
particular country as in the Sovereign of England is Queen Elizabeth. 2) The
supreme legislative powers of a state.
legislative branch
The elected law-making branch of government.
remanet
In law, a case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed
case.