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1. One of the arbitrary marks or characters constituting the alphabet and used in written language as the representatives of sounds or articulations of the human organs of speech. Several of the letters of the English alphabet have a special significance in Jurisprudence, as abbreviations and otherwise, or are employed as numerals. 2. A dispatch or epistle; a written or printed … [Read more...] about LETTER

The department, assembly, or body of men that makes laws for a state or nation; a legislative body. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws. 2. By the Constitution of the United States, art. 1, s. 1, all legislative powers granted by it are vested in a congress of the United States, which shall … [Read more...] about LEGISLATURE

Consumer statutes that protect buyers of new vehicles against defects which cannot be fixed properly after a reasonable number of attempts. See lemon. … [Read more...] about LEMON LAW

Latin: A person skilled or learned in the law; a lawyer or advocate. Feud. lib. 2, tit 1. … [Read more...] about LEGISPERITUS

To loan. To part with a thing of value to another for a time fixed or indefinite, yet to have some time in ending, to be used or enjoyed by that other, the thing itself or the equivalent of it to be given back at the time fixed, or when lawfully asked for, with or without compensation for the use as may be agreed upon. Kent v. Quicksilver Min. Co., 78 N. Y. 177. … [Read more...] about LEND