Kangaroo Court: A judicial proceeding or trial which has a predetermined outcome or where the basic legal rights of a party are jumped over. | Legal Definition of Kangaroo Court

Kelsey S. Father: (USA) When an unwed father promptly demonstrates a full commitment to his parental responsibilities, he is entitled to recognition of his real parental relationship absent a showing of unfitness. | Legal Definition of Kelsey S. Father

Key-Man Insurance: Life insurance to protect a business upon the death of a key individual. | Legal Definition of Key-Man Insurance

Khula: Muslim law: a divorce on the wife's initiative and upon payment of an agreed amount to the husband. | Legal Definition of Khula

Kidnap: To confine a person against his or her will. | Legal Definition of Kidnap

Kin: A blood relative. | Legal Definition of Kin

King's Bench: Originally, the common criminal court of the common law; later, the general superior court. | Legal Definition of King's Bench

Kitabia: Muslim law: women who qualify for marriage with Muslim men as belonging to acceptable religions for this purpose. | Legal Definition of Kitabia

Kith and Kin Arrangement: An agreement between a child protection worker and a member of the child’s extended family or other person known to the child, to care for and financially support the child. | Legal Definition of Kith and Kin Arrangement

Klein Conspiracy: (USA) Conspiracy to defraud the United States by frustrating the functions of the Internal Revenue Agency. | Legal Definition of Klein Conspiracy

Kleptomania: An impulse control disorder characterized by the inability to resist impulses to steal objects. | Legal Definition of Kleptomania

Knock and Announce Rule: A standard requirement of police officers executing a search warrant that they first knock on the main entry door and announce the purpose of their attendance. | Legal Definition of Knock and Announce Rule

Knock and Talk: An investigation technique involving a law enforcement officer attending at the door of certain premises to speak with the occupants, or asking for consent to search the premises. | Legal Definition of Knock and Talk

Knowingly: Acting voluntarily and intentionally and not because of mistake or accident. | Legal Definition of Knowingly

Known Loss Doctrine: A principle of insurance law which prevents an insured from coverage if the insured knew the loss was probable at the time of the insurance contract. | Legal Definition of Known Loss Doctrine

Kolstad Defense: (USA) A defense an employer can make in a civil rights case to defeat a claim for punitive damages. | Legal Definition of Kolstad Defense