the witness who is called to the court by one party to give testimony in favour to that party.

Launched in 2002. The predecessor to similar sites MySpace and Facebook. Social networking website whose popularity has declined due to competition . Intended to have worldwide individuals become friends through […]

Impotence. Johnson.

Persons of free descent, or freemen born; the middle class of persons among the Saxons. Spelman.

Atypical, additional compensation above direct wages or salaries. Usually taxable as income. Company car, house allowance, special medical insurance, pension plans, meal allowance are some examples. Human resource management hiring […]

This term applies to the extra benefits an employee receives that is in addition to their wages.

Fresh uncultivated ground. Mon. Angl. t. 2, p. 50. Fresh; not salt. Reg.Orig. 97. Recent or new. See FBESU, and sub-titles thereunder.

Sax. Peace, security, or protection. This word occurs in many compoundterms used in Anglo-Saxon law.

An answer or plea is called “frivolous” when it is clearly insufficient on its face, and does not controvert the material points of the opposite pleading, and is presumably interposed […]

the term that describes a law suit that is not legally tenable and as such is worthless.

Abusing the judicial process, delaying payment of a penalty, frustrating the opposing party, using baseless, unsubstantiated, questionable facts, and/or an insincere stance.

One which at first glance can be seen to be merely pretensive, setting up some ground which cannotbe sustained by argument. Dominion Nat. Bank v. Olympia Cotton Mills (C. C.) […]

a motion to dismiss the charges as they are flimsy and untenable.

a plea that is a sham and is devoid of any merit at all.

Dishonest abuse of the judicial process in a tax court, using baseless, unsubstantiated, questionable facts, and/or an insincere stance to frustrate an opposing party.

L. Fr. Next. A term somewhat used in modern law, and more frequently in the old law; as prochein ami, prochein cousin. Co. Litt. 10.

An immunity for committing manslaughter . Mon. Angl. t. 1, p. 173.

This is a term used for an entity, be it an individual or group or organization used to inhibit the identification of an owner or member of another company or […]

Hotel or restaurant’s customer reception desk.

A process where the BANK OF ENGLAND attempts to influence UK money supply by lending directly to discount houses and other financial institutions. See also BACK DOOR.

The facing part, or start, or leading point in an interface.

Typically the main module of a software program that initiates user interaction with a computerized capability. The display is usually an initial screen of a website that a user sees. […]

1. In Banking, this is beginning cost of a loan, like a mortgage, when interest charges and fees are higher. As time progresses, this cost or interest charge decreases, as […]

Putting most of the fees or cost for a service or job upfront at the start, regardless of being earned. Sometimes considered fraudulent.

A ratio among several used by lenders to determine an applicant’s financial ability to pay back a loan. Contrast to the back end ratio as only applied-for loan installments are […]