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Dictionary of Law |
condemnation action :: legal definitionCondemnation action - n. a lawsuit brought by a public agency to acquire private property for public purposes (schools, highways, parks, hospitals, redevelopment, civic buildings, for example), and a determination of the value to be paid. While the government has the right to acquire the private property (eminent domain), the owner is entitled under the Constitution to receive just compensation to be determined by a court. See also: condemnation eminent domain and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termsafter-acquired property :: n. 1) personal or real property acquired by a debt ... lso: bankruptcy secured transactionBill of Rights :: n. the first ten amendments to the federal Constit ... ved to the states or to the people. condemn :: v. 1) for a public agency to determine that a buil ... condemnation action eminent domain condemnation :: n. the legal process by which a governmental body ... eminent domain inverse condemnation determinable :: adj. defining something which may be terminated up ... es or no longer lives in the house. eminent domain :: n. the power of a governmental entity (federal, st ... ngs. See also: condemn condemnation expropriation :: n. a taking of property or rights by governmental ... the taker. See also: eminent domain foreclosure sale :: n. the actual forced sale of real property at a pu ... dicial sale mortgage sheriff's sale fraud :: n. the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some ... audulent conveyance intrinsic fraud in personam :: adj. (in purr-soh-nam) from Latin for "directed to ... here. See also: in rem jurisdiction invasion of privacy :: n. the intrusion into the personal life of another ... randeis. See also: right to privacy inverse condemnation :: n. the taking of property by a government agency w ... e also: condemnation eminent domain invitee :: n. a person who comes onto another's property, pre ... ail employees. See also: negligence just compensation :: n. 1) in general a fair and reasonable amount of m ... ation make one whole quantum meruit license :: 1) n. governmental permission to perform a particu ... eement. See also: licensee licensor literary property :: n. the writings of an author which entitles him/he ... as copyrighted. See also: copyright merger :: n. 1) in corporate law, the joining together of tw ... and taking one, and wife the other. notice :: n. 1) information, usually in writing in all legal ... Thirty-day notice three-day notice private road :: n. a road or driveway on privately owned property, ... ng. See also: prescriptive easement property :: n. anything that is owned by a person or entity. P ... rty real property separate property public :: 1) n. the people of the nation, state, county, dis ... lands and public and private roads. public domain :: n. 1) in copyright law, the right of anyone to use ... al governments. See also: copyright public easement :: n. the right of the general public to use certain ... lso: easement prescriptive easement public nuisance :: n. a nuisance which affects numerous members of th ... y the neighbors. See also: nuisance public use :: n. the only purpose for which private property can ... e also: condemnation eminent domain 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 - CC.I.F. :: n. the total of cost, insurance and freight charge ... aid on goods purchased and shipped.calendar :: 1) n. the list of cases to be called for trial bef ... clerk of the court calendars cases. calendar call :: n. the hearing at which a case is set for trial. ... g at which a case is set for trial. call :: n. the demand by a corporation that a stockholder ... assessment on shares already owned. calumny :: n. the intentional and generally vicious false acc ... 's reputation. See also: defamation cancel :: v. to cross out, annul, destroy, void and/or resci ... g, so that it cannot be used again. cancellation :: cancel ... cancel caning :: n. a punishment for crimes employed in certain Asi ... last century in the United States. canon law :: n. laws and regulations over ecclesiastical (churc ... nduct with no religious connection. cap :: n. slang for maximum, as the most interest that ca ... "adjustable rate" promissory note. capital :: 1) n. from Latin for caput, meaning "head," the ba ... count capital assets stock in trade capital account :: n. the record which lists all basic assets of a bu ... or the alleged value of good will. capital assets :: n. equipment, property, and funds owned by a busin ... . See also: capital capital account capital expenditure :: n. payment by a business for basic assets such as ... y intended to improve productivity. capital gains :: n. the difference between the sales price and the ... so: basis delayed exchange exchange capital investment :: capital expenditure ... capital expenditure capital offense :: n. any criminal charge which is punishable by the ... . See also: bail capital punishment capital punishment :: n. execution (death) for a capital offense. The U. ... or death. See also: capital offense capital stock :: n. the original amount paid by investors into a co ... price. See also: corporation stock capitalization :: n. 1) the act of counting anticipated earnings and ... for conversion into capital assets. |