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Dictionary of Law |
minority :: legal definitionMinority - n. 1) in voting, a side with less than half the votes. 2) a term for people in a predominantly Caucasian country who are not Caucasian, such as the United States where Caucasians comprise the majority and the minorities include African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, indigenous Americans (Indians) and other so-called "people of color." This ironic term is used despite the fact that the majority of the world's population is not Caucasian. Sometimes the term is employed to include women and homosexuals. "Minority" carries with it a certain patronizing tone even when used to assert rights of peoples who have been discriminated against, either socially or by law. 3) the period of life under legal age. See also: legal age majority minor and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law TermsAmerican Bar Association :: n. the largest organization of American lawyers, w ... go, IL 60611; tel.: (312) 988-5522.Attorney General :: n. in each state and the federal government the hi ... izenry. See also: Solicitor General attractive nuisance doctrine :: n. a legal doctrine which makes a person negligent ... ch make negligence harder to prove. cestui que use :: (pronounced ses-tee kay use or setty kay use) n. a ... beneficiary cestui que trust trust constitutional rights :: n. rights given or reserved to the people by the U ... e also: Bill of Rights constitution conversion :: n. a civil wrong (tort) in which one converts anot ... the crime of theft. See also: theft copyright :: 1) n. the exclusive right of the author or creator ... plagiarism public domain trademark dissent :: n. 1) the opinion of a judge of a court of appeals ... sagreement with prevailing thought. eminent domain :: n. the power of a governmental entity (federal, st ... ngs. See also: condemn condemnation fraud :: n. the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some ... audulent conveyance intrinsic fraud 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 enterprise :: n. a generic term for an activity of two or more p ... liability joint venture partnership law :: n. 1) any system of regulations to govern the cond ... um maritime law natural law statute lease :: 1) n. a written agreement in which the owner of pr ... triple net lease unlawful detainer literary property :: n. the writings of an author which entitles him/he ... as copyrighted. See also: copyright petty larceny :: n. a term used in many states for theft of a small ... emeanor in charging and sentencing. probate :: 1) n. the process of proving a will is valid and t ... e also: administrator executor will promissory note :: n. a written promise by a person (variously called ... lso: interest obligee obligor usury quiet title action :: n. a lawsuit to establish a party's title to real ... opposition. See also: notice title record :: 1) v. (ree-cored) to put a document into the offic ... eeding race to the courthouse trial robbery :: n. 1) the direct taking of property (including mon ... We've been robbed." See also: theft 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 - MM. O. :: n. slang for modus operandi, the way or pattern in ... her crime. See also: modus operandimagistrate :: n. 1) a generic term for any judge of a court, or ... ce of the peace preliminary hearing Magna Carta :: n. Latin for "Great Charter," it was a document de ... s. It is also spelled Magna Charta. mail box rule :: n. in contract law, making a written offer or acce ... nse in hand when the time runs out. maim :: v. to inflict a serious bodily injury, including m ... to a prison term. See also: mayhem majority :: n. 1) the age when a person can exercise all norma ... t. See also: child infancy minority make :: v. 1) to create something. 2) to sign a check, pro ... xchange check maker promissory note make one whole :: v. to pay or award damages sufficient to put the p ... fault of another. See also: damages maker :: n. 1) the person who signs a check or promissory n ... : check payee payor promissory note malfeasance :: n. intentionally doing something either legally or ... sponsibility. See also: misfeasance malice :: n. a conscious, intentional wrongdoing either of a ... cution murder public figure slander malice aforethought :: n. 1) the conscious intent to cause death or great ... : first degree murder malice murder malicious prosecution :: n. filing a lawsuit with the intention of creating ... vor of the victim. See also: malice malpractice :: n. An act or continuing conduct of a professional ... eed. See also: errors and omissions malum in se :: (mal-uhm in say) adv. Latin referring to an act th ... hibitum. See also: malum prohibitum malum prohibitum :: (mal-uhm prohibit-uhm) adj. Latin meaning "wrong d ... lso: malum in se white collar crime mandamus :: (man-dame-us) n. Latin for "we order," a writ (mor ... mandamus. See also: writ of mandate mandate :: n. 1) any mandatory order or requirement under sta ... See also: mandamus writ of mandate mandatory :: adj., adv. absolutely demanded or required. ... v. absolutely demanded or required. mandatory joinder :: n. the required inclusion of a party in a lawsuit ... sues in the case. See also: joinder |