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Most Popular Legal Definitions
husband-wife privilege
A special right that married persons have to
keep communications between them secret and even inaccessible to a court of
law.
confiscate
1) to take or seize 2) seized or surrendered in response to a penalty or
issuance of law
writ
An official court document, signed by a judge or bearing an official court seal,
which commands the person to whom it is addressed to do something
specific.
surety
A guarantor of payment or performance if another
fails to pay or perform, such as a bonding company which posts a bond for a
guardian, an administrator or a building contractor.
stay of execution
an order that temporarily holds the execution of a court judgment; either
administered for a set time period or until further consideration by the
court
occupancy
the act of holding or taking possession
bill of attainder
legislative act which declares a named person guilty of a crime, particularly
treason; such bills are prohibited by Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution.
accident
a sudden or unexpected event that occurs without foresight. For example, a car
accident
acceleration
1) In a contract or a promissory note, when the payment of debt is moved up to
the present time due to some event like non-payment of an installment or sale of
the property which secures the debt.
tax court
A federal agency with courts in major cities
which hear taxpayers' appeals from decisions of the Internal Revenue
Service.