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  • Common

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Common Meaning of Common Belonging to the community at large ; of frequent or ordinary occurrence or appearance ; characteristic of the lower classes; public , general , familiar, usual and ordinary. […]

  • Bail Common

    Also called common bail. A now superceded fictitious English procedure serving no purpose other than formally to enter the defendant’s appearance, having the form of special bail (see bail below) but with imaginary persons, e.g., John Doe and Richard Roe, for sureties….

  • Common Bawdy-house

    Common Bawdy-house

    This is a term sometimes used in English law to mean what is sometimes otherwise called house of ill-fame, or simply bawdyhouse, or more commonly brothel. Primarily it means vi ex termini, a house, but in the law it means also a room or set of rooms in […]

  • Counterculture

    Definition of Counterculture The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Counterculture: A set of cultural ideas that, to some extent, differ from and conflict with, those generally upheld in the society. A counterculture develops when members of groups […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]

  • Image

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Image (You may find image at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). c. 1200, “piece of statuary; artificial representation that looks like a person or thing,” from Old French image “image, likeness; figure, […]

  • Ethnic Group

    A collective of people sharing an enduring and special sense of identity, which can include language, religion, and racial characteristics, among others. A collective of people sharing an enduring and special sense of identity, which can include language, religion, and racial characteristics, […]

  • Opinion

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Opinion Meaning of Opinion A conclusion or belief held with confidence , after analysis of the facts and the law relating to a matter. Frequently the term is synonymous with judgment . <div […]

  • Severance

    The act of severing. partition . Division. In relation to joint tenancy , it is the destruction of the unities essential for the formation and continuance of joint tenancy .

  • Severance

    The act of severing. partition . Division. In relation to joint tenancy , it is the destruction of the unities essential for the formation and continuance of joint tenancy .

  • Imparlance

    Originally the time given to the parties with a view to discussing a settlement . Later, it has come to denote the time given a defendant to plead . Also, a discussion between parties to an action for the purpose of amicably settling the matter in controversy .

  • Civil Action

    One founded on private rights . Western union v Taylor, 11 S.E. 396, 84 Ga. 408. Encompasses equitable or legal relief or both. Luddington v Merrill, 71 A. 504, 81 Conn. 400.

  • Threat

    A declaration or display of intention to inflict punishment , loss or pain on another or his property by some unlawful act. The test of whether words or conduct are a Ôthreat turns on whether the communication in its context would have a reasonable tendency to create […]

  • Threat

    A declaration or display of intention to inflict punishment , loss or pain on another or his property by some unlawful act. The test of whether words or conduct are a Ôthreat turns on whether the communication in its context would have a reasonable tendency to create […]

  • Indicia

    (Lat.) Signs; marks. Conjectures which result from circumstances not absolutely certain and necessary, but merely probable, and which may turn out not to be true, though they have the appearance of truth. The term is much used in the civil law in a sense nearly or entirely synonymous with […]