legal papers
Legal papers are documents regarding some sort of
contractual relationship
or some other
rights
. They are legal
instruments
, official documents, or some other type of important document. Usually, these documents concern
authority
, identity, legal status,
ownership
, or some other type of
evidence
for some sort of obligations. Examples of these documents include birth certificates,
contracts
,
deeds
,
leases
,
titles
,
wills
, etc. During a
trial
or in preparation of a
trial
, documents such as a
complaint
or a
summons
can also be referred to as legal papers. Additionally, in a general sense, a legal paper can refer to a simple document that is about any legal matter, such as a document written by a lawyer. It can also be a legally valid document. The general effects of these documents are that they affect and concern the legal rights of the people involved.
Specific types of legal papers include but are not limited to
articles of incorporation
, derivative instruments, negotiable instruments,
passports
,
ship’s papers
,
manifest
,
debenture
,
power of attorney
,
letters of administration
,
letters testamentary
, working papers, enactment, bills,
legal briefs
,
testaments
,
assignments
,
conveyances
,
income tax returns
, l
icenses
,
letters of patent
,
judgements
,
acquittances
,
judicial writ
,
affidavits
,
articles of impeachment
,
certificates
, etc.
[Last reviewed in June of 2020 by the Wex Definitions Team ]
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