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Most Popular Legal Definitions
intellectual property
As a type of property, intellectual property has the unique characteristic of
being ethereal, of the mind, as opposed to real property, which is tangible.
corollary relief
relief sought from a Court which is incidental or consequential to another
principal relief
Zone or zoning
The area of
emphyteusis
In civil law, a long-term lease of land or
buildings
bondsman
1) someone who sells bail bonds 2) a surety
(guarantor or insurance company, who/which provides bonds for performance
indemnity
Contract with a third-party to perform another's obligations if called upon to
do so by the third-party, whether the other has defaulted or not.
miranda warning
A requirement that police officers, in the United States, must warn suspects
upon arrest that they have the right to remain silent, that any statement that
they make could be used against them in a court of law, that they have the right
to contact a lawyer and that if they cannot afford a lawyer, that one will be
provided before any questioning.
fair comment
A comment made which though defamatory, is not actionable as it is an opinion on public interest.
clean hands doctrine
A rule of law that a person coming to court with a lawsuit or petition for a
court order must be free from unfair conduct (have "clean hands" or not have
done anything wrong) in regard to the subject matter of his/her claim.
dominant tenement
Used when referring to easements to specify that
property (i.e. tenement) or piece of land that benefits from, or has the
advantage of, an easement.