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Dictionary of Law |
estop :: legal definitionEstop - v. to halt, bar or prevent. See also: estoppel and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law TermsThere are no related termsPopular 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 - Eearnest payment :: n. a deposit paid to demonstrate commitment and to ... (liquidated) or committed damages.easement :: n. the right to use the real property of another f ... rstandings at the time of creation. egress :: n. way of departure. A word usually used in conjun ... unction with "access" or "ingress." EIR :: n. popular acronym for environmental impact report ... e also: environmental impact report ejectment :: n. a lawsuit brought to remove a party who is occu ... o the property through her parents. ejusdem generis :: (eh-youse-dem generous) v adj. Latin for "of the s ... t was of land-based transportation. elder law :: n. a specialty in legal practice, covering estate ... t field. (definition revised: 9/02) election of remedies :: n. an outmoded requirement that if a plaintiff (pa ... dence has not been fully presented. election under the will :: n. in those states which have statutes which give ... arries) left to her under his will. eleemosynary :: (eh-luh-moss-uh-nary) adj. charitable, as applied ... pplied to a purpose or institution. element :: n. 1) an essential requirement to a cause of actio ... of action crime general plan zoning emancipation :: n. freeing a minor child from the control of paren ... vorced parent to pay child support. embezzlement :: n. the crime of stealing the funds or property of ... in trust. See also: embezzler theft embezzler :: n. a person who commits the crime of embezzlement ... r property of an employer or trust. emblements :: n. crops to which a tenant who cultivated the land ... ome the property of his/her estate. emergency :: n. a sudden, unforeseen happening which requires a ... r to protect lives and/or property. eminent domain :: n. the power of a governmental entity (federal, st ... ngs. See also: condemn condemnation emolument :: n. salary, wages and benefits paid for employment ... d for employment or an office held. emotional distress :: n. an increasingly popular basis for a claim of da ... ar value upon it. See also: damages employee :: n. a person who is hired for a wage, salary, fee o ... ondeat superior scope of employment |