You have probably heard the phrase “penal code” on a police procedural, in a news story about a criminal case,…
Someone sends hundreds of threatening messages to a classmate. Another person creates a fake account to humiliate a teenager. A…
What Is Lex Commissoria? Some legal terms sound ancient because they are. Lex commissoria is a Latin phrase that translates…
Not every legal term makes its way into everyday conversation. Fungible is one of the exceptions. Most people have heard…
What Is Injurious Affection? Losing part of your property to a government project is hard enough. But what happens when…
Miss a legal deadline, and your case may be over before it starts. That is why the tolling of statute…
Estoppel by deed is a legal rule that prevents someone from denying what they previously agreed to in a deed….
Animus possidendi is a legal term that describes the intention to possess something as your own. It is not about…
Imagine you sign a one-year lease for an apartment. Buried in the fine print is a clause saying the landlord…
The statute of limitations is a legal rule that sets a time limit on how long a person has to…
