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Dictionary of Law |
official misconduct :: legal definitionOfficial misconduct - n. improper and/or illegal acts by a public official which violate his/her duty to follow the law and act on behalf of the public good. Often such conduct is under the guise or "color" of official authority. See also: color of law official and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termsadministrative law :: n. the procedures created by administrative agenci ... judge Administrative Procedure Actantitrust laws :: n. acts adopted by Congress to outlaw or restrict ... so: price fixing restraint of trade bankruptcy :: n. a federal system of statutes and courts which p ... y proceedings trustee in bankruptcy Bill of Rights :: n. the first ten amendments to the federal Constit ... ved to the states or to the people. blue sky laws :: n. laws intended to protect the public from purcha ... e sky." See also: corporation stock civil rights :: n. those rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, ... ill of Rights civil civil liberties color of law :: n. the appearance of an act being performed based ... xtort payoffs to forget the ticket. corporation :: n. an organization formed with state governmental ... ation public corporation securities entrapment :: n. in criminal law, the act of law enforcement off ... e drugs if not pressed by the narc? incorporate :: v. 1) to obtain an official charter or articles of ... te by reference incorporation stock Jones Act :: n., adj. a federal law which covers injuries to cr ... ." See also: admiralty maritime law malice :: n. a conscious, intentional wrongdoing either of a ... cution murder public figure slander mandamus :: (man-dame-us) n. Latin for "we order," a writ (mor ... mandamus. See also: writ of mandate marshal :: 1) n. a federal court official who may serve paper ... tablish priorities among creditors. maxims :: n. a collection of legal truisms which are used as ... e and the ordinary habits of life." official :: 1) adj. referring to an act, document or anything ... tion or business. See also: officer public domain :: n. 1) in copyright law, the right of anyone to use ... al governments. See also: copyright publication :: n. 1) anything made public by print (as in a news- ... so: defamation libel notice slander regulations :: n. rules and administrative codes issued by govern ... es usually have similar procedures. Popular Law Searcheslegal definition ministerial act :: n. an act, particularly of a governmental employee ... exercising any individual judgment.chancery legal definition :: n. a court that can order acts performed. Today ch ... ts in most states. See also: equity testamentary disposition legal definition :: n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's ( ... named beneficiaries. See also: will contract of sufferance :: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired ... y tenancy at will unlawful detainer forthwith legal definition :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. forthwith definition legal :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. what is to wit in a legal contract :: prep. that is to say. Example: "the passengers in ... tty Bumgartner and Sherry Younger." mirror wills legal definition :: n. the wills of a husband and wife which are ident ... d each names the other as executor. clean hands doctrine latin :: n. a rule of law that a person coming to court wit ... ices. See also: affirmative defense sine qua non only relates to contract law :: (see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which ... qua non of the injury to Playmate. Other Law Terms - OO.R. :: n. short for "own recognizance," meaning the judge ... "OR-ed." See also: own recognizanceO.S.C. :: n. short for order to show cause. See also: order ... ause. See also: order to show cause oath :: n. 1) a swearing to tell the truth, the whole trut ... ountry. See also: affidavit perjury obiter dicta :: : (oh-bitter dick-tah) n. remarks of a judge which ... imply dicta. See also: dicta dictum object :: 1) v. to ask the court not to allow a particular q ... he contract..." See also: objection objection :: n. a lawyer's protest about the legal propriety of ... ng question object overrule sustain obligation :: n. a legal duty to pay or do something. ... legal duty to pay or do something. obligee :: (ah-bluh-jee) n. the person or entity to whom an o ... ne to be paid on a promissory note. obligor :: (ah-bluh-gore) n. the person or entity who owes an ... who must pay on a promissory note. obscene :: adj., adv. a highly subjective reference to materi ... en I see it." See also: pornography obstruction of justice :: n. an attempt to interfere with the administration ... n arrest. Such activity is a crime. occupancy :: n. 1) living in or using premises, as a tenant or ... ining ownership. See also: occupant occupant :: n. 1) someone living in a residence or using premi ... gain ownership. See also: occupancy occupation :: n. 1) fairly permanent trade, profession, employme ... of real property or use of a thing. occupational disease :: n. an illness resulting from long-term employment ... tion for a work-related disability. occupational hazard :: n. a danger or risk inherent in certain employment ... e of death or injury while at work. occupy the field :: v. to preempt (monopolize) an area of statutory la ... ertain topics. See also: preemption of counsel :: adj. reference to an attorney who is not actively ... quiring his/her full-time presence. off calendar :: adj. refers to an order of the court to take a law ... of either party. See also: calendar offender :: n. an accused defendant in a criminal case or one ... crime. See also: accused defendant |