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Most Popular Legal Definitions
sui juris
from Latin meaning "of one's own right," is meant to indicate the ability for an
individual to claim full legal right and not under the authority of another, as
is the case with a minor
agreement
1) meeting of the minds 2) another name for a
contract--including all the elements of a legal contract: offer, acceptance, and
consideration (payment or performance) based on specific terms
trust
An entity created to hold assets for the benefit of certain persons or
entities.
citizen
A person who by place of birth, nationality of one or both parents, or by going
through a naturalization process has sworn loyalty to a nation.
guardian
An individual who, by legal document, is given custody of both the property and
the person of one who is unable to manage their own affairs, such as a child or
mentally-disabled person.
commission
formal group brought together to debate specific matters; usually meets on a
regular basis
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
prosecute
To bring judicial proceedings against a person and to administer them until the
conclusion of the court proceedings.
conditional discharge
a sentence of a person found guilty of a crime in which, upon completion of
specified actions by the accused, no criminal record is issued as regards to the
offense for which a conditional discharge was granted
bad debt
an non-collectible debt