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Most Popular Legal Definitions
force majuere
French for an act of God; an inevitable,
unpredictable act of nature.
abstention doctrine
When the Supreme Court refuses to exercise its federal constitutional
jurisdiction or declines to consider a question of state law arising from a case
being appealed from a state court.
livery
Delivery. An archaic legal word from the feudal system referring to the actual
legal transmission of possession of an object to another.
mandatory sentence
a legislative act requiring certain crimes to be met with at least a minimum
penalty; removes full discretion from judges in certain situations
locus
Latin, "place", it means "place which" this or that occurred.
non-suit
A ruling by the judge in a lawsuit that terminates the trial at that point and
results in a dismissal of the plaintiff's case and judgment for the defendant.
freehold
Use of real estate for an indeterminate
time.
fungibles
Goods which are comprised of many identical
parts, such as a bushel of grain, and which can be easily replaced by identical
goods.
liability
Any legal obligation,either due now or at some time in the future.
green card
entitlement for an alien to work and reside in
the United States on a permanent basis