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Most Popular Legal Definitions
estoppel
A rule of law that when person A, by act or words, gives person B reason to
believe a certain set of facts upon which person B takes action, person A cannot
later, to his benefit, deny those facts or say that his earlier act was improper
moratorium
The temporary suspension of legal action against a person.
burglary
the crime of breaking and entering into a structure for the purpose of
committing a crime
summons
a document issued by the court at the time a lawsuit is filed, stating the name
of both plaintiff and defendant, the title and file number of the case, the
court and its address, the name and address of the plaintiff's attorney, and
instructions as to the need to file a response to the complaint within a certain
time.
emphyteusis
In civil law, a long-term lease of land or
buildings
check
A draft upon a particular account in a bank, in which the drawer directs the
bank to pay a certain amount to a third party.
precedent
A case which establishes legal principles to a certain set of facts.
repeal
to remove or revoke; the redacting or obliteration of law by the introduction of
new law or the implied removal by additional statute
motion
A proposal made to a Court or at a meeting and intended to be considered and
decided upon.
question of privilege
A term of parliamentary law and procedure which
refers to an urgent motion made at a meeting which seeks an immediate ruling on
an alleged violation of the rights or privileges of members as a whole, or in
regards to a negative personal remark.