Legal Articles

a medical jurisprudence term where a minor asks the physician not to reveal details to a parent.

These are the public officials who are responsible for collecting money and distributing public money.

This term applies to dividing the fee between a referring attorney and the attorney who handles the matter to hand.

This means to have the right to have some land or property whenever you wish to.

See false action.

a debt that is based on a trust or a confidence and not on a contract.

These are the laws passed by a government that give the federal district courts authority to hear claims for damages against the US.

the return that conforms to the rate of similar investments and reflects a fair payment for property.

an abbreviation of free on board where the seller delivers goods at his own risk and expenses.

This term is applied to a crime or an offense that is defined by Congress such as treason, tax evasion, smuggling, kidnapping etc.

Decree that settles a case between the parties.

This term applies to knowing a person through frequent contact and does not apply an intimacy.

the term for punishment using a whip.

a Latin phrase where a court with the authority to try a case decides to turn the matter over to another court.

These are the rights given to people of life, liberty, property, freedom of speech, assembly, press and religion.

1. The agreement that ends matters between partners dissolving a partnership. 2. The settling of outstanding obligations.

See false arrest.

a statement that is a deceitful and untrue statement that is made for ulterior motives.

the term that describes a law suit that is not legally tenable and as such is worthless.

right that will happen in the future and in accordance with provisions and stipulations of an existing contract.