Tag: Definition
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Exclusions
Exclusions in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982See income (in U.S. law).(Revised by Ann De Vries) What is Exclusions? For a meaning of it, read Exclusions in the Legal Dictionary here. Browse and search more U.S. and international free […]
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Licensee
Licensee in United States Licensee Definition A person to whom a license has been granted. Invitation. In a strict and legal sense there is a distinction between a mere licensee and one who comes upon the premises of another by invitation, express or implied. While in a general sense one upon […]
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Licensee
Licensee in United States Licensee Definition A person to whom a license has been granted. Invitation. In a strict and legal sense there is a distinction between a mere licensee and one who comes upon the premises of another by invitation, express or implied. While in a general sense one upon […]
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Miranda Rule
Miranda Rule in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982A requirement that one who is arrested or taken into custody must receive warnings about the right to remain silent so as not to incriminate oneself and the right to have an attorney […]
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Miranda Rule
Miranda Rule in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982A requirement that one who is arrested or taken into custody must receive warnings about the right to remain silent so as not to incriminate oneself and the right to have an attorney […]
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Coercion
Coercion in United States Coercion Definition Constraint; compulsion; force. Direct or positive coercion takes place when a man is by physical force compelled to do an act contrary to his will. For example, when a man falls into the hands of the enemies of his country, and they compel him, by […]
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Coercion
Coercion in United States Coercion Definition Constraint; compulsion; force. Direct or positive coercion takes place when a man is by physical force compelled to do an act contrary to his will. For example, when a man falls into the hands of the enemies of his country, and they compel him, by […]
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Kin
Kin in United States Kin Definition Rslation or relationship by blood or consanguinity. The nearness of kin is computed according to the civil law. 2 Kent, Comm. 413. Kin in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Kin, Kin in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Kin, Kin in the European […]
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Kin
Kin in United States Kin Definition Rslation or relationship by blood or consanguinity. The nearness of kin is computed according to the civil law. 2 Kent, Comm. 413. Kin in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Kin, Kin in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Kin, Kin in the European […]
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Gross Income
Gross Income in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982See income (in U.S. law).(Revised by Ann De Vries) What is Gross Income? For a meaning of it, read Gross Income in the Legal Dictionary here. Browse and search more U.S. and international […]
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Gross Income
Gross Income in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982See income (in U.S. law).(Revised by Ann De Vries) What is Gross Income? For a meaning of it, read Gross Income in the Legal Dictionary here. Browse and search more U.S. and international […]
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Guardian Ad Litem
Guardian Ad Litem in United States Guardian Ad Litem Definition A guardian appointed for the purposes of a suit. The appointment of such is incident to the power of every court to try a ease (2 Cow. [N. Y.] 430), and the power is then confined to the particular case at bar (Co. Litt. 89,…
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Guardian Ad Litem
Guardian Ad Litem in United States Guardian Ad Litem Definition A guardian appointed for the purposes of a suit. The appointment of such is incident to the power of every court to try a ease (2 Cow. [N. Y.] 430), and the power is then confined to the particular case at bar (Co. Litt. 89,…
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Independent Contractor
Independent Contractor in the United States In Plain-English Law Independent Contractor as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455): A self-employed person, as defined by the IRS. Unlike employees, independent contractors retain control over how they do their work. The […]
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Domicile
Domicile in United States Domicile Definition That place where a man has his true, fixed and permanent home and principal establishment, and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning. Lieber, Enc. Am.; 10 Mass. 188; 11 La. 175; 5 Mete. (Mass.) 187; 4 Barb. (N. Y.) […]