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Most Popular Legal Definitions

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

admission of evidence

judge's acceptance of evidence in a trial

bench warrant

a warrant issued by a judge, often to command someone to appear before the judge, with a setting of an amount of bail to be posted, generally; a bench warrant is used in lesser matters to encourage the party appear in court.

alias

1) name used other than the given name of a person or reference to that other name; may or may not be an attempt to hide his or her identity

seriatim

Latin for "one after another."

per capita

Latin for "by the head."

dissolution

The act of ending, terminating or winding-up a company or state of affairs.

broker

in general, a person who arranges contracts between a buyer and seller for a commission

totalitarianism

a system of government in which the ruling party does not represent the populace but functions autonomously controlling nearly all aspects of both public and private life

resisting arrest

the knowing and physical resistance to a lawful arrest