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Most Popular Legal Definitions
lay on the table
Also "to table";a term of parliamentary law and procedure which refers to a
motion in regards to another motion being actively debated, but intended to
defer a final disposition of the pending motion.
offer
An explicit proposal.
claim
1) To make a demand for money, for property, or for enforcement of a right
provided by law. 2) the making of a demand (asserting a claim) for money due,
for property, from damages or for enforcement of a right.
immigrant visa
a document providing specified rights for an alien
respite
an agreement between a debtor and creditor that
grants an individual time to satisfy debts due to a momentary inability to
pay
mistrial
A partial or complete trial which is found to be null and void and of no effect
because of some irregularity.
civil liability
The potential responsibility for payment of damages or other court-mandated
conditions in a lawsuit, as opposed to criminal liability, which means open to
punishment in accordance to criminal law.
landlord
A land or building owner who has leased the land or building to another person.
attached
1) referring to two buildings which are
connected, or equipment which is solidly incorporated into a structure 2)
referring to money or an object which is taken by court order based on a sworn
claim by a plaintiff that the owner-defendant being sued may soon depart to
avoid payment of the debt
larceny
A criminal offense now more commonly known as
theft, covering the unlawful or fraudulent removal of another's property without
the owner's full consent.