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Dictionary of Law |
reputation :: legal definitionReputation - n. a person's good name, honor or what the community thinks of him/her. The quality and value of one's reputation is a key issue in suits for defamation (libel and slander) since the damage to one's reputation by published untruths may determine the amount of judgment against the defamer. Sometimes a person's favorable reputation is so great that most defamation cannot do him/her much harm. See also: defamation libel slander and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termscivil :: adj. 1) that part of the law that encompasses busi ... also: civil liberties civil rightsdefamation :: n. the act of making untrue statements about anoth ... comment libel public figure slander fair comment :: n. a statement of opinion (no matter how ludicrous ... amation libel public figure slander hearsay rule :: n. the basic rule that testimony or documents whic ... interest dying declaration hearsay innuendo :: n. from Latin innuere, "to nod toward." In law it ... See also: defamation libel slander interest :: n. 1) any and all, partial or total right to prope ... nal property real property standing invasion of privacy :: n. the intrusion into the personal life of another ... randeis. See also: right to privacy joint and several :: adj. referring to a debt or a judgment for neglige ... ution contributory negligence joint libel :: 1) n. to publish in print (including pictures), wr ... libel per se public figure slander malice :: n. a conscious, intentional wrongdoing either of a ... cution murder public figure slander prior restraint :: n. an attempt to prevent publication or broadcast ... e words of Sir William Blackstone). public figure :: n. in the law of defamation (libel and slander), a ... See also: defamation libel slander publication :: n. 1) anything made public by print (as in a news- ... so: defamation libel notice slander retraction :: n. 1) to withdraw any legal document in a lawsuit ... igation. See also: defamation libel slander :: n. oral defamation, in which someone tells one or ... . See also: defamation fair comment sound mind and memory :: n. having an understanding of one's actions and re ... ee also: competent incompetent will statute of limitations :: n. a law which sets the maximum period which one c ... ies. See also: demurrer laches toll tort :: n. from French for "wrong," a civil wrong or wrong ... nce slander trespass wrongful death 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 - Rrace to the courthouse :: n. slang for the rule that the first deed, deed of ... e also: deed judgment lien mortgageRacketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) statue :: n. a federal law which makes it a crime for organi ... s to operate legitimate businesses. racketeering :: n. the federal crime of conspiring to organize to ... ("organized crime" or "the Mafia"). ransom :: 1) n. money paid to a kidnapper in demand for the ... ive. See also: abduction kidnapping rape :: 1) n. the crime of sexual intercourse (with actual ... See also: date rape statutory rape ratable :: adj. taxable according to value, such as an estate ... lue, such as an estate or property. ratification :: n. confirmation of an action which was not pre-app ... mployee). See also: agent principal ratify :: v. to confirm and adopt the act of another even th ... ligation. See also: agent principal rational basis :: n. a test of constitutionality of a statute, askin ... imate and constitutional objective. ready, willing and able :: adj. fully prepared to act, as in performing a con ... o act, as in performing a contract. real estate :: n. land, improvements and buildings thereon, inclu ... the future. See also: real property real estate investment trust :: n. nicknamed REIT, a real estate investment organi ... its upon sale-if there is a profit. real party in interest :: n. the person or entity who will benefit from a la ... st is the beneficiary of the trust. real property :: n. 1) all land, structures, firmly attached and in ... onal property real estate reversion realty :: n. a short form of "real estate." See also: real e ... real estate." See also: real estate reasonable :: adj., adv. in law, just, rational, appropriate, or ... ost of other actions or activities. reasonable care :: n. the degree of caution and concern for the safet ... . See also: duty of care negligence reasonable doubt :: n. not being sure of a criminal defendant's guilt ... also: preponderance of the evidence reasonable reliance :: n. particularly in contracts, what a prudent perso ... the following:." See also: contract reasonable speed :: n. the speed of an automobile determined to be low ... e speed limit. See also: negligence |