legal capacity — noun : the capability and power under law of a person to occupy a particular status or relationship with another or to engage in a particular undertaking or transaction by giving the organization legal capacity Internat l Court of… … Useful english dictionary
capacity to sue — The legal ability of a particular individual or entity to sue in, or to be brought into, the courts of a forum. Johnson v. Helicopter & Airplane Services Corp., D.C.Md., 404 F.Supp. 726, 729 … Black's law dictionary
capacity to sue — The legal ability of a particular individual or entity to sue in, or to be brought into, the courts of a forum. Johnson v. Helicopter & Airplane Services Corp., D.C.Md., 404 F.Supp. 726, 729 … Black's law dictionary
legal — le·gal / lē gəl/ adj [Latin legalis, from leg lex law] 1: of or relating to law or the processes of law a legal question take legal action 2 a: deriving authority from or founded on law a legal tariff rate a legal government … Law dictionary
legal — 1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law; of or pertaining to the law; lawful. Freeman v. Fowler Packing Co., 135 Kan. 378, 11 P.2d 276, 277. See… … Black's law dictionary
legal — 1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law; of or pertaining to the law; lawful. Freeman v. Fowler Packing Co., 135 Kan. 378, 11 P.2d 276, 277. See… … Black's law dictionary
capacity — ca·pac·i·ty n pl ties 1: a qualification, power, or ability (as to give consent or make a testament) created by operation of law 2: an individual s ability or aptitude; esp: mental ability as it relates to responsibility for the commission of a… … Law dictionary
legal entity — n: an entity (as a corporation or labor union) having under the law rights and responsibilities and esp. the capacity to sue and be sued Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. legal entity … Law dictionary
legal person — n: a body of persons or an entity (as a corporation) considered as having many of the rights and responsibilities of a natural person and esp. the capacity to sue and be sued Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
legal disability — Incapacity to contract; infancy; unsoundness of mind. Re Price s Estate, 87 Ohio App 23, 93 NE2d 769. Any condition which renders a person unable to act for himself or bind himself so that the law will not regard his acts as void or voidable. A… … Ballentine's law dictionary
