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Most Popular Legal Definitions
pro se
Latin, on one's own behalf; indicates that an
individual represents themselves in a court of law
prohibition
A legal restriction against the use of something or against certain
conduct.
admission
1. statement made by a party to a lawsuit or a criminal defendant that certain
facts are true. 2. accepting the truth of an argument not previously proven 3.
the granting of permission as in to enter or act in a certain function 4.
agreement to a statement made by another
obligor
A person who is contractually or legally, committed or obliged, to providing
something to another person.
jury
A group of citizens randomly selected from the
population and brought together to assist justice by deciding which version
constitutes 'the truth' given different evidence by both parties.
able-bodied
Having a strong, healthy body. In law, it is often used to describe a person who
is capable of earning a living and, therefore, able to pay alimony or child
support.
discretionary trust
A trust in which the settlor has given the trustee full discretion to decide
which (and when) members of a group of beneficiaries is to receive either the
income or the capital of the trust.
stirpes
Latin, the offspring of a person
premises liability
The liability of an occupier of real estate
towards injury to others.
void
referring to a statue, contract, ruling or anything which is null and of no
effect. A law or judgment found by an appeals court to be unconstitutional is
void, a rescinded (mutually canceled) contract is void, and a marriage which has
been annulled by court judgment is void.