Pretrial actions: In the Civil Trials, the pretrial actions usually seek the goal to secure the interests of the claimant in relation to the prospective claim. For example in some jurisdictions this could be the specific request which the…

Note of hand – this legal term finds application in the area of Law of Contracts. It details a specific loan contract that any borrower of money could sign. This contract contains an unconditional, written and signed a promise to…

Non-performance – within the meaning, given by the Contract Law, the non-performance represents a wrongful act by one of the parties which have concluded the agreement. Namely, this activity is against the set-up obligations. For example, one of the parties…

Non-disclosure contract – this is a type of agreement which applies to the Business Law and Trade Law. Its purpose is to keep the information, which two parties exchange, during their business relations, confidential. Also, to avoid sharing it with any…

Forbiddance – this term finds usage in the area of Administrative Law. There it refers to a legal restriction against the use of something or against certain conduct. It could participate also in an official order by the authorities –…

Express trust – this term applies in the area of Trusts and Probates. It details a trust, established in benefit and in favor of a concrete private individual, and not in public benefit. In the express trust, one or more…

Exploratory employment – this legal term finds usage in the sphere of Labor Law in some jurisdictions. It details a temporary employment, which has the goal to review the skills and labor abilities of the candidate for a permanent job…

Disqualification – in practice, a disqualification of a judge represents actual withdrawal due to various reasons. Usually, judges to it because have got personal interests in the case, bias or relation to a party to the lawsuit. Or recusal can…

Entitlement – this term details a special and exclusive legal advantage or right such as a benefit, exemption, power or immunity. An example would be the special privileges that some persons have in a bankruptcy to recoup their debts from…

Defilement – this legal term finds application in the area of Canon Law It details the act of desecration, pollution. In other words – treating or using something that is sacred with irreverence. For example, within the sphere of Criminal…