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Illegal
A violation of a statute, regulation or ordinance, which may be criminal or merely not in conformity; that which lacks authority of or support from the law. Legal dictionary
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Contract
A legal document, usually in writing, giving details of a formal legally binding agreement, between two or more different people or groups. To be legally binding it must contain certain elements: it must contain an offer made by one party and accepted in its entirety by the other, it must include some form of consideration whether it be money, goods or services, and it must be properly signed by all parties to it, and dated. Legal dictionary
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A fortiori
Used either to express the view that something that is true for one case is even more true in another case, or that if one thing is true then the second thing must also be true. Legal dictionary
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Acquittal
A formal declaration in court that a person is not guilty of a crime they were accused of. This also applies where the prosecution is abandoned. Legal dictionary
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Abolish
Refers to the ending of a system, practice or institution forever. Legal dictionary
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Judgment
A decision of a court regarding the rights and liabilities of the parties to legal proceedings. Judgments generally provide the court’s explanation as to why it has chosen to make a particular decision. Legal dictionary
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Travel ban
An order issued by the authorities to all the state ports to prohibit a person from entering or leaving a country according to a court or police order for the protection of individual interests in cases like child custody, debt failure, or criminal investigation. Travel ban prohibits the banned person from leaving the country and gets him/her arrested while entering if the reason(s) for prohibition did not cease to exist. Legal dictionary
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Memorandum of association
Is a document that governs the relationship between the company and the outside. It is basically a statement that the subscribers wish to form a company, have agreed to become members, and in the case of a company which is to have a share capital, to take at least one share each. Legal dictionary
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Obligation
The term that describes a duty that is enforced by a court and where non-fulfilment may incur a penalty. Legal dictionary
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Judgment debtor
A person against whom a judgment ordering him/her to pay a sum of money has been obtained and remains unsatisfied. Legal dictionary
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ضمان
ضم ذمة المضمون إلى ذمة الضامن في ردِّ حق وجب عليه رده. Legal dictionary
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Alibi
A defence to a criminal prosecution where the party accused, in order to prove that he/she could not have committed the crime with which he/she is charged, offers evidence to show that he/she was in another place at the time. Legal dictionary
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Eviction
The removal a tenant from possession of a premises in which he or she resides or has a property interest carried by a landlord either by re-entry on the premises or by court action. Legal dictionary
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Vandalism
Action involving the deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. It includes the use of graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without the permission of the owner. Legal dictionary
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Estoppel
A doctrine that prevents someone from carrying out actions, or making statements or promises that are the opposite of what that person has earlier said, promised or otherwise implied or done, or go against a finding of a court of law, especially when this would result in loss or harm to another person. Questions & Answers
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