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  • Publication

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Publication Meaning of Publication The act by which a thing is made public. Printing without circulation is not publication (5 Fed. 729), and circulation in manuscript is publication (3 Fed. 486). See, […]

  • Corruption

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Corruption Meaning of Corruption An act done with an intent to give some advantage inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others. It includes bribery, but is more comprehensive, because an act […]

  • Subsidiary

    Subsidiary

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Subsidiary Meaning of Subsidiary As applied to a corporation , it is one that is controlled by another corporation. For legal purposes, a subsidiary corporation is a distinct legal entity from the parent […]

  • Forum

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forum Meaning of Forum The place in which a remedy at law can be sought. Forum Alternative Definition At Common Law. A place; a place of jurisdiction ; […]

  • Repeal

    Annulling or the abrogation or the revocation of a statute by the enactment of a subsequent statute which latter one expressly declares that the former one is repealed. Repeal may be express or by implication . A prior statute is said to be repealed by implication if its […]

  • Screen

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Screen Meaning of Screen Synonyms of Screen (Guard), verb camouflage cloak conceal cover defend disguise fence harbor haven hide mask protect […]

  • Bank

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bank Meaning of Bank An association or corporation whose business it is to receive money on deposit , cash checks or drafts, discount commercial papers, make loans and issue promissory notes payable to […]

  • Bond

    Bond

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bond Meaning of Bond A contract under seal to pay a sum of money ; a contract under seal acknowledging a debt, present or future. This is a single bond. A double bond is one where there is a condition […]

  • Contract

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contract Meaning of Contract A deliberate engagement between competent parties upon a legal consideration to do or abstain from doing some act. It is essential to the creation of a contract that the […]

  • Dealer

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Dealer Meaning of Dealer One who buys to sell again; one who trades in, buys or sells goods on his own account . Brown & Zortman machinery Co. v Citv of Pittsburgh, 100 A.2d 98, 375 Pa. 250. <div […]

  • Welfare

    nounadvantage affluence benefit commodis consulere fortune good haleness happiness health hominis interest luck prosperity prosperousness soundness succes…

  • Redemption

    Redemption

    The process of cancelling and annulling a defeasible title , such as is created by a mortgage or tax sale, by paying debt or fulfilling the condition . The process of redeeming: See equity of redemption .

  • Penalty

    Penalty

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Penalty Meaning of Penalty A punishment . Suffering in person or property as a punishment annexed by law or judicial decision to a violation of law. Also a definite sum named in a contract , not as a […]

  • Proof

    Proof

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Proof Meaning of Proof The result or the effect of evidence ; frequently used as synonymous with competent and legal evidence; testimony . The logically sufficient reason for assenting to the truth of a […]

  • Theft

    Simple larceny unaccompanied with any other atrocious circumstances. The unlawful taking of or exercising unlawful control over movable property of another with intent to deprive him thereof. See Stealing.