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Most Popular Legal Definitions
acquiescence
neglect to entice legal proceedings for a duration of time that implies the
abandonment of the specified right
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.
joint custody
A Court decision that both parents share joint legal custody and joint physical
custody
landed immigrant
An immigration law term; an individual who has
relocated and changed his permanent residence to a state where he does not have
citizenship but does limited rights associated with residency.
diplomat
an official representative of a state, present in another state for the purposes
of general representation of the state-of-origin or for the purpose of specific
international negotiations on behalf of the diplomat's state-of-origin.
disbursement
Miscellaneous expenses other than lawyer fees
and court costs which paid on behalf of another person and for which
reimbursement will eventually be demanded of that person.
verdict
the decision of a jury after a trial, which must be accepted by the trial judge
to be final.
general counsel
The senior lawyer of a corporation.
boiler room
a telephone bank operation in which fast-talking telemarketers or campaigners
attempt to sell stock, services, goods, or candidates and act as if they are
calling from an established company or brokerage; often the telemarketers are
totally fraudulent and in violation of security laws
demurrer
a mostly obsolete motion put to a trial judge after the plaintiff has completed
his or her case, in which the defendant, while not objecting to the facts
presented, and rather than responding by a full defense, asks the court to
reject the petition right then and there because of a lack of basis in law or
insufficiency of the evidence