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Most Popular Legal Definitions

pro rata

Latin, to divide proportionate to a certain rate or interest.

obstructing justice

An act which tends to impede or thwart the administration of justice.

separation agreement

A private contract between separating spouses resolving issues of joint, family, or marital property or assets, support and child responsibilities.

sexual orientation

An individual's preference in terms of sexual relationships with others.

association

any group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose, ranging from social to business, and usually meant to be a continuing organization

proprietor

Owner

money laundering

the process of legitimizing illegal money without paying applicable taxes

donee

Another word to describe the beneficiary of a trust.

intestate

To die without a will.

regicide

the murdering of a king