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Most Popular Legal Definitions
clear title
Holding ownership to real property without any
claims by others on the owner's title and no history of past claims which might
affect the ownership.
without prejudice
A reservation made on a statement or an offer that it is not an admission or
cannot otherwise be used against the issuing party in future dealings or
litigation with any determinative legal effect.
conspiracy
an agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act
bilateral contract
an agreement in which the parties exchange promises for each to do something in
the future
bail bond
bond provided by an insurance company through a bail bondsman acting as agent
for the company, to secure the release from jail of an accused defendant pending
trial
discharge
A sentence of a person found guilty of a crime
in which that person does not receive a criminal record of conviction, either
absolutely or conditionally.
common land
Land that is available for the use and enjoyment of all.
administrative law
procedures created by administrative agencies involving rules, regulations,
applications, licenses, permits, available information, hearings, appeals and
decision-making.
agent
A person who is authorized to act for another (the principal) through
employment, by contract or apparent authority; the importance is that the agent
can bind the principal by contract or create liability if he or she causes
injury while in the scope of the agency
movable
Civil law: things not attached to land and which may be carried from place to
place.