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legal duty
acts which the law requires be done or forborne
legal duty meaning(s)
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- (n) acts which the law requires be done or forborne
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- President Coolidge has taken unto himself this extra-legal duty, as has many another President.
- Their legal duty was to answer the prosecutor's questions and to tell the truth honestly as they knew it, and the President's comments in no conceivable way affected that duty.
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legal expert
a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
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legal fee
a fee paid for legal service
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legal fraud
comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable…
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legal guardian
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted…
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legal holiday
authorized by law and limiting work or official business
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legal injury
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
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legal instrument
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants…
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legal jointure
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement…
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legal opinion
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
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legal ouster
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land…
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legal philosophy
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles…
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legal power
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
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legal principle
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
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legal proceeding
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments…
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legal profession
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular…
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legal relation
a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer…
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legal representation
personal representation that has legal status
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legal representative
a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of…
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legal residence
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal…
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legal right
a right based in law
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legal separation
a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a…
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legal status
a status defined by law
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legal system
a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws