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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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lineal descendant

Law; General law

This legal term is applied to ancestry and descent. A lineal descendant is a direct descendant or a blood relative in the direct line of descent. For example, the relation of ...

liquidated damages

Law; General law

A clause commonly found to be incorporated in contracts, wherein the parties agree to pay a fixed sum, in case of violation of the provisions of the contract.

living trust

Law; General law

Otherwise known as trust inter vivos (between the living), a living trust is created during the lifetime of the trustor. Read more on living trust and will.

living will

Law; General law

A document executed by a person regarding the life support and other medical treatment, that he/she prefers, in case of sudden debilitation due to some fatal illness that leads ...

locus standi

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A right to bring an action or a right to address a court on a matter before it. For example, a person whose right is violated, has the right to approach a court. There must be ...

Magna Carta

Law; General law

A document signed by King John on June 15, 1215, which established the rights of English barons, landowners and common people, and limited the powers of the King. Magna Carta is ...

maintenance

Law; General law

The support provided by one person to another with a means of livelihood, especially in cases where the former is legally bound to do so. In family law, this term (also known as ...