Also known as a beneficiary. Person named in a will to receive property. A legatee is a person to whom a legacy is given by a last will and testament. read more

A gift of money or of personal property, title to which is passed under the terms of a will. read more

The Federal Torts Claims Act is limited by a number of exceptions pursuant to which the government is not subject to suit. read more

Descent is the title, whereby a person, upon the death of his ancestor, acquires the estate of the latter, as his heir at law. read more

Usually defined to be a naked bailment of goods to be kept for the bailor, without reward, and to be returned when he shall require it. read more

The transferring of a deed from the grantor to the grantee in such a manner as to deprive him of the right to recall it. read more

Explore the confession definition in law, including legal requirements, types, constitutional safeguards, and how confessions of judgment work in civil cases. read more

Learn what a commitment charge in jail means, how mittimus orders work, types of commitments, and legal issues that may arise during jail detention. read more

The assumption that a certain thing is true, and which gives to a person or thing a quality which is not natural to it. read more

From the Latin verificare, or the French averrer, and signifies a positive statement of facts in opposition to argument or inference. read more