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Most Popular Legal Definitions
justice
a state of affairs in which conduct or action is both fair and right, given the
circumstances.
scienter
Latin for "having knowledge."
obligee
The person who is to receive the benefit's of someone else's
obligation.
third party
A person who is not a party to a contract or a transaction, but has an
involvement.
respite
an agreement between a debtor and creditor that
grants an individual time to satisfy debts due to a momentary inability to
pay
ultimatum
a final proposition that if met with resistance could result in force or other
form of final judgement
precedent
A case which establishes legal principles to a certain set of facts.
de facto
Latin, exists "in fact", term used to indicate
something already done or established
fascism
A form of government which is authoritarian and oppressively conservative, who
believes in the supremacy of the stated national group.
ad seriatim
Latin for "one after another"