Questions tagged [legal-terms]
Use this when questioning the meaning of legal terms.
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Term for an action leading to something else
I am looking (searches so far not successful) for a term that describes this type of scenario:
A teen puts a nail against the tire of a parked car as a prank. It leads to an accident that results in ...
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Term for reviewing a legal document describing procedures to see if they match those procedures implemented in a computer system?
I was just reviewing some legal documents which need updated to describe procedures implemented in a computer system to see if they match. Is there a legal term to describe this action?
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Term for reading a legal document describing procedures and implementing those procedures in a computer system?
I was just reading some legal documents which described procedures which would be implemented in a computer system. Is there a legal term to describe this action?
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How to call the 'agrement' of a user accepting an action or risk?
I am planning a software management solution of storing the user accepted agreements for some of my applications.
I have Terms of use and Privacy policies for every app and I want to store them in a ...
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Are the abbreviations “IANAL” and “TINLA” legally valid substitutes for their full forms?
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I've often seen the disclaimer "I am not a lawyer" abbreviated as "IANAL".
And I've often seen the disclaimer "this is not legal advice" abbreviated as "TINLA".
Is it legally just as ...
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What is the legality of an lawsuit filed against a foreign national in California
There was an NDA signed between an Individual Residing in India (Entity A) and Company based in San Jose, California (Entity B). Due to perceived breach of confidentiality agreement a cease and desist ...
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Are “de facto independence” and “de jure independence” really international law terms?
I have seen a certain factions of Taiwan independence supporters claiming that Taiwan's current status is "de facto independence" and only needs to formally declare independence to make its status "de ...
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Start a business out of my house selling coffee
I want to start a business where I charge people to use my living room, wifi.
They can leave a tip for any of my coffee that they drink.
Is there a legality issue with this?
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What can I do legally to a friend of a friend who returned items damaged? Or stole them?
I'm leaving some things (a suitcase and a computer) with a friend of a friend for a month, so I don't really know the person too well.
I have some sketchy feelings about leaving my stuff with them ...
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What is Legal Theory? I am asking for its concept, its definition by some Oxbridge or Ivy League Legal Dictionary
People talk about Legal Theory and I do not understand what it is. The Theory Part.
In Physics, Chemisty, Geology, Economy, Sociology... Theory is an explanation of a phenomenon( why it occurs and ...
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What does O/C stand for?
The abbreviation or notation O/C appears in many references to legal proceedings in Georgia, such as: "O/C Theft by Taking" and "O/C Driving While License Suspended". What does O/C stand for or mean?
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Copying job ads from top brands
Is it illegal to copying job posting from top brand's websites ie: Facebook, Google, Amazon, TCS, Tesla, SpaceX etc?
Such brands always post open job position:
Is it illegal to spider/crawl or ...
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Wave Broadband service refusal
and thank you for your time, I have a question in terms of the legality of a dispute between wave and myself.
My grandma is displaying the signs of altzheimers so my girlfriend and myself moved in ...
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What happens if I don’t not receive a copy of my auto loan documents? Is that a violation of TILA? Do I have grounds for a lawsuit?
I recently purchased a vehicle and after signing all of the paperwork, the finance manager said that I would receive all of my loan documents in the mail the following month. Almost two months have ...
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What does “exclusion of the defence of continuation of the offence” mean?
Could you please explain what this clause (from an employment contract) might mean:
For every case of culpable violation of the obligation of
confidentiality stipulated in section xx, the ...
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Is it advisable for a person write his own contract if he is good in english but don't know legal jargon?
A lawyer scared me by saying, yes you can right your own contract but chances are most of your clauses won't hold in court cause you don't know legal jargon.
However, I know english and my english is ...
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How to interpret or parse this confusing 'NOT' and 'AND' legal clause
In the following legal clause:
They shall not confer the right to attend any meeting of members and
to exercise one vote for every share held.
Does the NOT negates both ANDs as in:
They shall ...
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Lawful vs legal [duplicate]
My understanding is lawful is the spirit of the law and legal is the letter of the law. Is this correct?
If so then if you have to break the letter of the law to fulfill the spirit of the law would ...
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The use of “free” vs “at no additional cost”
Twitch's page on using Twitch Prime Subscriptions describes how to use your Twitch Prime membership to subscribe to a streamer for free. Step 2 states the following in reference to the text on the ...
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What is a leading question?
What constitutes a leading question?
Until recently, I assumed it was the same as a "loaded question" in a casual context, like a question in a push polls designed to bias the answer. But through ...
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Is there a proper lexicon for legal documents? [closed]
My apologies in advance for such a childish manner of asking a question here. If it deserves a downvote - go ahead. Yet for me it is that simple, but so lethal.
As far as we all human beings, I am ...
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What's the difference between inquisitorial and adversarial systems?
This question was inspired by this answer while trying to learn the difference between common and civil law. Two questions:
What's the difference between an inquisitorial system and an adversarial ...
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Categories of US law
Considering US law (federal, state and local), are there any laws which fall outside of the following categories (pulled from Wikipedia)?
Criminal Law
Tort Law
Contract Law
Property Law
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What does “in the course of” mean?
I'm trying to decipher the Proprietary Rights section of a contract I've been asked to sign. Does "in the course of providing services" mean "during the same time as providing services" or "for the ...
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What does “residence of temporary character” mean
The protective covenants and restrictions section on the deed of a house has a clause stating:
No trailer, basement, garage, barn, or other outbuildings erected on this property shall at any time ...
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What is apostille attestation?
I was looking for higher education in Europe, I got to know that I need to legalize my documents by doing apostille. I'm from India, what is the process of getting such attestation?
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What is the distinction between “reduce” and “suspend” in the context of government action?
I am curious about the distinction between the term "reduce" and "suspend" in the context of government action, specifically as to whether or not the term reduce would require permanence. For example: ...
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Is web scraping legal without authentification?
I am currently learning how to web scrape the web and I encountered a major problem.
It seems that every website has some part of its terms of use talking about web scraping being strictly prohibited....
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What does “rejection of an arbitration provision mean”?
Chase Bank/JP Morgan Chase recently added a provision to their terms for cardholders about arbitration. So customers are receiving notices about this change, but at the bottom of the notice, it says ...
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Does the user get affected if they buy an item that says “Not for Individual resale?” in the U.A.E?
So, my mom bought me an item that says it was not for Individual resale and I started to worry that it’s illegal here in the U.A.E. Is it though?
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What is meant by exclusive jurisdiction?
For example from lawinsider emphasis mine
Forum Selection. Any litigation based hereon or arising out of, under
or in connection with this Agreement, may be brought and maintained
non-...
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After a lease is signed, do the things said in emails become nul and void, or are they relevant in a dispute?
Before moving to a new town, I was in contact with a landlord about renting an apartment from her. In the emails, I specifically requested a month to month lease as I did not want to commit to a year, ...
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What does 'attach costs' mean?
Mindy Chen-Wishart. Contract Law (2018 6 edn). p 495.
If a judge awards claimant nominal damages, this means the defendant lost and must pay costs. Thus I'd guess 'attach' to mean 'impose' or 'award'?...
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What is the legal standard which would make a request to investigate “improper”?
On May 3rd, 2019, Kamala Harris tweeted:
I'm calling on the DOJ Inspector General to investigate whether the White House improperly ordered or pressured Barr to investigate the president's ...
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What are the legal repercussions of dosing somebody?
I have a strong suspicion somebody is dosing(I'm not going to get into the exact drugs listed) people at a bar/restaurant I attend.
What is the best legal course of action that can be taken? What ...
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How does a 'covenant' differ from a [1] 'promise' [2] 'contract'?
I'm discombublated why none of my contract law textbooks define 'covenant' when they use it many times, including Anson's Law of Contract (2016 30 ed) and Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (...
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Statute Book vs. Government Gazette
Try to find the translation of Indonesian term "Lembaran Negara" which means 'a piece of paper where all government regulations are promulgated. A regulation is considered valid if it is put on the ...
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Classification of laws from a perspective of consequences of action
I am looking for a classification of laws from a perspective of consequences of action.
For example:
"If you do this, something good will happen to you."
"If you do this, something bad will happen ...
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Lawsuits over fake social media content
Someone developed a social media network that permits users to post local news/events and information.
What are the legal ramifications toward the developer if someone uses the platform as a way to ...
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What constitutes a gambling app
I am developing a game that has users playing live quizzes against each other for cash prizes. You can book to play a live quiz for a small fee. You have a chance of winning a cash prize if you ...
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How Google Play Policy applies to different Developers
I have a quiz game that was rejected from the Play Store on claims that it violates the Gambling policy because it currently allows users to win money for playing quizzes.
On appealing, I asked the ...
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Question about MIT license usage
In my documentation, I have to use some external content (along with my own content) that is under the MIT license. According to the MIT license, I have to mention their license information in each ...
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Is there a term for a set of laws where breaking one results in breaking others?
Is there a term for laws or regulations that are written to refer to other rules in the set such that breaking one also breaks other laws?
An example is easiest way to show what I am describing:
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Difference between the term “law” and “legal”
In one document, I found Indonesian term "asas ketertiban dan kepastian hukum" translating into “the principle of order and the certainty of law”.
Instead of "the principle of order of law" and " ...
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In the United States,what does it mean for a website to keep records for legal compliance? And what is typically kept?
Mediafire claims they delete or do not store Logs of who access your account in their data retention policy. However, in there data retention policy they state they keep records for legal compliance ...
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Why is everyone affraid to give “legal advice”? What is the difference between legal advice and personal opinion?
Why is it illegal to give your opinion/advice about a legal problem or case if you are not licensed or do not have a lawyer/client contract?
Findlaw - What is Legal Advice page says it's ok if you ...
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Is this considered Kidnapping under law?
Okay so the title is questionable but hopefully intriguing. I am not a man of law so I do not know, anyways. Prom is coming up, my friend has a girlfriend 2 hours north of where we live and he wants ...
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What is the meaning of “Additionally, and subject to our obligations hereunder and under X”?
Question: What is the meaning of
"Additionally, and subject to our obligations hereunder and under X"
?
Background: The following section is part of a Terms of Use statement.
The rights that ...
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Legally enforceable contract?
I told my landlord that I will only be living in the apartment for half a school year because of my early graduation. I told him that my girlfriend would be taking over the other half of the school ...
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Can I use this other code in my own commercial projects?
I asked a legal question about the code earlier. In this other code, there are no copyrights. It even says this:
This is the Readme File
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may ...
