Category: Judicial definitions
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Easement
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Easement Meaning of Easement A right of the owner of one parcel of land, by reason of such ownership, to use the land of another for a special purpose not inconsistent with the general property in the […]
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Direct Tax
See Tax. …
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War
Legal Definition and Related Resources of War Meaning of War A state of armed conflict between two or more nations. That state in which a nation prosecutes its rights by force. See Prize Cases 2 Black 635, 17 L. Ed. 459. In the United States the […]
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Seal
Originally, denoted wax or wafer with an impression. However, to constitute a valid seal, in modern times, neither wax, wafer nor other adhesive substance is now required. All that is needed is the impression and this may be visible by means of an indentation on the face of the […]
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Incorporation
The formal act of creating a corporation by following the steps required by law.
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Carrier
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Carrier Meaning of Carrier A person holding himself out to transport goods and persons for hire. Carriers are of two kinds, common and private. A common carrier is one who invites all and sundry to […]
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Patent
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Patent Meaning of Patent That which is apparent on the face of an instrument . manifest , evident. At common law the grant of some privilege , property or authority by the crown to one or more […]
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Pay
A fixed and definite amount given as compensation for services. To discharge a debt by money. However, the term may also mean the delivery and discharge of a debt or other obligation or goods, as when a testator in a will directs that the residue of his estate be divided in equal shares among […]
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Organic Law
The written or unwritten constitution; the underlying rules and principles on which the government is established, …