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Dictionary of Law |
nominee :: legal definitionNominee - n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract. Example: In a real estate purchase agreement, Bob Buyer agrees to purchase the property, but provides that title (legal ownership) will be granted to "Bob Buyer or nominee," so that Buyer can sell his rights to another person before the deal closes, or because Buyer is really acting for someone else. 3) the executor proposed by a person in a will is a nominee until officially appointed by the judge after the testator (will writer) has died, and the will is submitted for probate (administration of the estate). 4) a person chosen by convention, petition or primary election to be a candidate for public office. See also: agent executor and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termsadministrator :: n. the person appointed by the court to handle the ... e also: administer executor probateagency :: n. the relationship of a person (called the agent) ... ondeat superior scope of employment apparent authority :: n. the appearance of being the agent of another (e ... e also: agency ostensible authority arrest :: v. 1) to take or hold a suspected criminal with le ... anda warning probable cause warrant as is :: adj. description of a condition in a sales contrac ... es to cancel the "as is" provision. authority :: n. permission, a right coupled with the power to d ... rize ostensible authority principal Bill of Rights :: n. the first ten amendments to the federal Constit ... ved to the states or to the people. civil :: adj. 1) that part of the law that encompasses busi ... also: civil liberties civil rights color of law :: n. the appearance of an act being performed based ... xtort payoffs to forget the ticket. double jeopardy :: n. placing someone on trial a second time for an o ... that occurred thirty years earlier. duty of care :: n. a requirement that a person act toward others a ... e also: negligence standard of care entrapment :: n. in criminal law, the act of law enforcement off ... e drugs if not pressed by the narc? equal opportunity :: 1) n. a right supposedly guaranteed by both federa ... be so. See also: affirmative action equal protection of the law :: n. the right of all persons to have the same acces ... laws." See also: due process of law escrow :: 1) n. a form of account held by an "escrow agent" ... w the deal." See also: escrow agent escrow agent :: n. a person or entity holding documents and funds ... on local practice. See also: escrow executor :: n. the person appointed to administer the estate o ... sed decedent executrix probate will extrinsic fraud :: n. fraudulent acts which keep a person from obtain ... it. See also: fraud intrinsic fraud fiduciary :: 1) n. from the Latin fiducia, meaning "trust," a p ... lation fiduciary relationship trust fraud :: n. the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some ... audulent conveyance intrinsic fraud guarantee :: 1) v. to pledge or agree to be responsible for ano ... as some defect. See also: guarantor guest :: n. 1) in general, a person paying to stay in a hot ... ce. See also: guest statute invitee 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 latent defect :: n. a hidden flaw, weakness or imperfection in an a ... warranty product liability warranty liability :: n. one of the most significant words in the field ... bility joint tortfeasors negligence libel :: 1) n. to publish in print (including pictures), wr ... libel per se public figure slander life estate :: n. the right to use or occupy real property for on ... hter, Sadie, will own the property. merger :: n. 1) in corporate law, the joining together of tw ... and taking one, and wife the other. Miranda warning :: n. the requirement, also called the Miranda rule, ... me such a suspect? See also: rights obscene :: adj., adv. a highly subjective reference to materi ... en I see it." See also: pornography option :: n. a right to purchase property or require another ... ng or upon expiration of the lease. principal :: n. 1) main person in a business. 2) employer, the ... ry agency agent respondeat superior 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 property damage :: n. injury to real or personal property through ano ... l value. See also: damages property real property :: n. 1) all land, structures, firmly attached and in ... onal property real estate reversion remedy :: n. the means to achieve justice in any matter in w ... gment provisional remedy settlement right to privacy :: n. the possible right to be let alone, in absence ... e also: invasion of privacy privacy rights :: n. 1) plural of right, which is the collection of ... evidence. See also: Miranda warning state action :: n. in federal Civil Rights Acts, dating back to 18 ... for damages. See also: civil rights statute of limitations :: n. a law which sets the maximum period which one c ... ies. See also: demurrer laches toll tenancy in common :: n. title to property (usually real property, but i ... on. See also: joint tenancy tenancy will :: n. a written document which leaves the estate of t ... will and testament probate testator 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 - NN.O.V. :: adj. shorthand acronym of Latin for non obstante v ... notwithstanding the verdict verdicNational Labor Relations Board :: n. an independent regulatory commission created in ... see union and organizing elections. natural law :: n. 1) standards of conduct derived from traditiona ... eated by mankind through the state. natural person :: n. a real human being, as distinguished from a cor ... ated at law as a fictitious person. necessary :: adj., adv. 1) essen- tial. 2) less forcefully, it ... nient, useful or making good sense. necessary inference :: n. 1) a conclusion militated by reason and logic a ... nown facts. 2) unavoidable meaning. necessary party :: n. a person or entity whose interests will be affe ... o: indispensable party proper party negative declaration :: n. a finding by a city council or other local gove ... so: EIR environmental impact report negative pregnant :: n. a denial of an allegation in which a person act ... suse, just the amount and the date. negligence :: n. failure to exercise the care toward others whic ... gence per se res ipsa loquitur tort negligence per se :: (purr say) n. negligence due to the violation of a ... riving. See also: negligence per se negligent :: adj., adv. careless in not fulfilling responsibili ... esponsibility. See also: negligence negotiable instrument :: n. check, promissory note, bill of exchange, secur ... bearer paper bill of exchange check negotiation :: n. 1) the transfer of a check, promissory note, bi ... te. See also: negotiable instrument net :: : n., adj. the amount of money or value remaining ... or net estate. See also: net estate net estate :: n. the remaining estate of a person who has died, ... alue. See also: estate tax gift tax new matter :: n. newly claimed facts or legal issues raised (bro ... ee also: affirmative defense answer next friend :: n. a person (often a relative) who voluntarily hel ... filed. See also: guardian ad litem next of kin :: n. 1) the nearest blood relatives of a person who ... See also: descent and distribution nihil :: (ni [as in it]-hill) n. from Latin for nothing. ... t]-hill) n. from Latin for nothing. |