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Most Popular Legal Definitions
in rem
Latin, regarding a thing; proprietary in nature;
a right or judgment related to the use or ownership of an item.
pro se
Latin, on one's own behalf; indicates that an
individual represents themselves in a court of law
bailor
person who leaves goods in the custody of another, usually under a "contract of
bailment," in which the custodian ("bailee") is responsible for the safekeeping
and return of the property
moot court
Fictional or hypothetical trials, usually hosted by law schools, as training for
future barristers or litigators.
misdemeanor
A crime of lesser seriousness than a felony where the punishment might be a fine
or prison for less than one year.
lex scripta
Latin, written law; statutes.
argument
1) the presentation of proof or evidence 2) the subject of a question
derelict
property that has been abandoned; especially in maritime law: a ship that is
floundering or in peril and which the crew has been abandoned without hope for
recovery or with no intention of saving the ship or of returning thereto
res gestae
Latin, things done. Used mostly in criminal
cases to allow hearsay if the alleged statement is overheard during the
excitement of the litigated event.
bargain
a mutual agreement or contract between two
parties which is voluntary and involves the exchange of consideration