jurisprudence
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1. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | philosophy, |
definition | : | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | contract law, |
definition | : | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | corporation law, |
definition | : | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | matrimonial law, |
definition | : | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | patent law, |
definition | : | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents (noun.cognition) |
2. the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)
hyponym | : | administrative law, |
definition | : | the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | civil law, |
definition | : | the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | case law, common law, precedent, |
definition | : | a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | law of the land, |
definition | : | a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | martial law, |
definition | : | the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | commercial law, law merchant, mercantile law, |
definition | : | the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | military law, |
definition | : | the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | law of moses, mosaic law, |
definition | : | the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah) (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | statutory law, |
definition | : | the body of laws created by legislative statutes (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | securities law, |
definition | : | the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | tax law, |
definition | : | the body of laws governing taxation (noun.group) |
part holonym | : | law, |
definition | : | legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | award, awarding, |
definition | : | a grant made by a law court (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | appointment, |
definition | : | (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | remission, remit, remitment, |
definition | : | (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | novation, |
definition | : | (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | subrogation, |
definition | : | (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | disbarment, |
definition | : | the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | chance-medley, |
definition | : | an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | derogation, |
definition | : | (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | recission, rescission, |
definition | : | (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | production, |
definition | : | (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | law, practice of law, |
definition | : | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | law practice, |
definition | : | the practice of law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | civil wrong, tort, |
definition | : | (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | comparative negligence, |
definition | : | (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | concurrent negligence, |
definition | : | (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | contributory negligence, |
definition | : | (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | criminal negligence, culpable negligence, |
definition | : | (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | neglect of duty, |
definition | : | (law) breach of a duty (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | barratry, |
definition | : | the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | champerty, |
definition | : | an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | criminal maintenance, maintenance, |
definition | : | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | false pretence, false pretense, |
definition | : | (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | resisting arrest, |
definition | : | physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | sedition, |
definition | : | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault, |
definition | : | a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | kidnapping, snatch, |
definition | : | (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | actual possession, |
definition | : | (law) immediate and direct physical control over property (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | constructive possession, |
definition | : | (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | criminal possession, |
definition | : | (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | intervention, |
definition | : | (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | objection, |
definition | : | (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | recusation, |
definition | : | (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | filibuster, |
definition | : | (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | debarment, |
definition | : | the act of prevention by legal means (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | recusal, recusation, |
definition | : | (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | alienation, |
definition | : | (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | trust busting, |
definition | : | (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | enactment, passage, |
definition | : | the passing of a law by a legislative body (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | law enforcement, |
definition | : | ensuring obedience to the laws (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | legal duty, |
definition | : | acts which the law requires be done or forborne (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | false imprisonment, |
definition | : | (law) confinement without legal authority (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | imprisonment, |
definition | : | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | commutation, re-sentencing, |
definition | : | (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | contempt, |
definition | : | a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | contempt of congress, |
definition | : | deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | contempt of court, |
definition | : | disrespect for the rules of a court of law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | civil contempt, |
definition | : | a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | contumacy, |
definition | : | willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | criminal contempt, |
definition | : | an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | obstruction of justice, |
definition | : | impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | due process, due process of law, |
definition | : | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | action, action at law, legal action, |
definition | : | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, |
definition | : | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | civil suit, |
definition | : | a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | class action, class-action suit, |
definition | : | a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | countersuit, |
definition | : | a suit brought against someone who has sued you (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | criminal suit, |
definition | : | a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | moot, |
definition | : | a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | bastardy proceeding, paternity suit, |
definition | : | a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | antitrust case, |
definition | : | a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | counterclaim, |
definition | : | a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | custody case, |
definition | : | a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | lis pendens, |
definition | : | a pending lawsuit (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | adoption, |
definition | : | a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | appeal, |
definition | : | (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | reversal, |
definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | affirmation, |
definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | bankruptcy, |
definition | : | a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | receivership, |
definition | : | a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | judicial proceeding, litigation, |
definition | : | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | custody battle, |
definition | : | litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | vexatious litigation, |
definition | : | litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | notification, presentment, |
definition | : | an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | judgement, judgment, judicial decision, |
definition | : | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | non pros, non prosequitur, |
definition | : | a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | final decision, final judgment, |
definition | : | a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | judgement in rem, judgment in rem, |
definition | : | a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | opinion, ruling, |
definition | : | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | bakke decision, |
definition | : | a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | finding, |
definition | : | the decision of a court on issues of fact or law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | finding of fact, verdict, |
definition | : | (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | compromise verdict, |
definition | : | a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | directed verdict, |
definition | : | a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | false verdict, |
definition | : | a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | general verdict, |
definition | : | an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | quotient verdict, |
definition | : | an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | special verdict, |
definition | : | a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | acquittal, |
definition | : | a judgment of not guilty (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | murder conviction, |
definition | : | conviction for murder (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | rape conviction, |
definition | : | conviction for rape (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | dispossession, eviction, legal ouster, |
definition | : | the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | ouster, |
definition | : | a wrongful dispossession (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | actual eviction, |
definition | : | the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | constructive eviction, eviction, |
definition | : | action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | retaliatory eviction, |
definition | : | an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | legitimation, |
definition | : | the act of rendering a person legitimate (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | trial, |
definition | : | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | scopes trial, |
definition | : | a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | review, |
definition | : | (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | judicial review, |
definition | : | review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | plea, |
definition | : | an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | double jeopardy, |
definition | : | the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | criminal prosecution, prosecution, |
definition | : | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | test case, test suit, |
definition | : | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | defence, defense, demurrer, denial, |
definition | : | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | entrapment, |
definition | : | a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | mistrial, |
definition | : | a trial that is invalid or inconclusive (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | retrial, |
definition | : | a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | hearing, |
definition | : | (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | administrative hearing, |
definition | : | a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | competence hearing, |
definition | : | a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | fair hearing, |
definition | : | a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | quo warranto, |
definition | : | a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | divorce, divorcement, |
definition | : | the legal dissolution of a marriage (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | legal separation, separation, |
definition | : | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | condemnation, |
definition | : | (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | drug war, |
definition | : | conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | annulment, invalidation, |
definition | : | (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | spoliation, |
definition | : | (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | permissive waste, waste, |
definition | : | (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | parole, |
definition | : | (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | probation, |
definition | : | (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | reprieve, respite, |
definition | : | the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | bar, |
definition | : | (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | bench, |
definition | : | (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | court, courtroom, |
definition | : | a room in which a lawcourt sits (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | courthouse, |
definition | : | a building that houses judicial courts (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | dock, |
definition | : | an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | messuage, |
definition | : | (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | color of law, colour of law, |
definition | : | a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | effect, force, |
definition | : | (of a law) having legal validity (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | infection, |
definition | : | (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | advowson, |
definition | : | the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | human right, |
definition | : | (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law) (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | easement, |
definition | : | (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | privilege, |
definition | : | (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | entitlement, |
definition | : | right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits) (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | civil right, |
definition | : | right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | civil liberty, |
definition | : | fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | habeas corpus, |
definition | : | the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | freedom of religion, |
definition | : | a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | freedom of speech, |
definition | : | a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | freedom of the press, |
definition | : | a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | freedom of assembly, |
definition | : | the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | freedom to bear arms, |
definition | : | a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right to due process, |
definition | : | a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution; reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | freedom from double jeopardy, |
definition | : | a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right to an attorney, |
definition | : | a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right to confront accusors, |
definition | : | a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | equal protection of the laws, |
definition | : | a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right to vote, suffrage, vote, |
definition | : | a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | freedom from discrimination, |
definition | : | immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | equal opportunity, |
definition | : | the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | eminent domain, |
definition | : | the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | enfranchisement, franchise, |
definition | : | a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | patent right, |
definition | : | the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right of election, |
definition | : | in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right of entry, |
definition | : | the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right of re-entry, |
definition | : | the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with) (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right of offset, |
definition | : | (banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | right of privacy, |
definition | : | a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | enjoyment, use, |
definition | : | (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | usufruct, |
definition | : | a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | visitation right, |
definition | : | the right granted by a court to a parent (or other relative) who is deprived of custody of a child to visit the child on a regular basis (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | jurisdiction, legal power, |
definition | : | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | venter, |
definition | : | the womb (noun.body) |
domain member category | : | presumption, |
definition | : | (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | principle, rationale, |
definition | : | (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | malice aforethought, mens rea, |
definition | : | (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | premeditation, |
definition | : | (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | mitigating circumstance, |
definition | : | (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | probable cause, |
definition | : | (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | nuisance, |
definition | : | (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | legal system, |
definition | : | a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | bail, |
definition | : | the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial) (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | jury system, |
definition | : | a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | patent system, |
definition | : | a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | tax system, |
definition | : | a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | jus sanguinis, |
definition | : | the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | jus soli, |
definition | : | the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | pre-emption, preemption, |
definition | : | the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | relation, relation back, |
definition | : | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | assumed name, dba, doing business as, fictitious name, |
definition | : | (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | rundown, summation, summing up, |
definition | : | a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | negotiable instrument, |
definition | : | an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | docket, |
definition | : | (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | passport, |
definition | : | a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | ship's papers, |
definition | : | official papers which a ship is legally required to have; related to ownership, cargo, etc. (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | manifest, |
definition | : | a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | copy, transcript, |
definition | : | a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | joint resolution, |
definition | : | a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | debenture, |
definition | : | a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | power of attorney, |
definition | : | a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | letters of administration, |
definition | : | legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | letters testamentary, |
definition | : | a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | act, enactment, |
definition | : | a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | law, |
definition | : | legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | anti-drug law, |
definition | : | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | antitrust law, antitrust legislation, |
definition | : | law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | statute of limitations, |
definition | : | a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | public law, |
definition | : | a law affecting the public at large (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | legislation, statute law, |
definition | : | law enacted by a legislative body (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | enabling legislation, |
definition | : | legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | federal job safety law, occupational safety and health act, |
definition | : | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | advice and consent, |
definition | : | a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | statute book, |
definition | : | a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | bill, measure, |
definition | : | a statute in draft before it becomes law (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | appropriation bill, |
definition | : | a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | bill of attainder, |
definition | : | a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | bottle bill, |
definition | : | a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | farm bill, |
definition | : | a statute that would regulate farm production and prices (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | trade bill, |
definition | : | a statute that would regulate foreign trade (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | blue law, |
definition | : | a statute regulating work on Sundays (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | blue sky law, |
definition | : | a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | gag law, |
definition | : | any law that limits freedom of the press (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | game law, |
definition | : | a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | homestead law, |
definition | : | a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | poor law, |
definition | : | a law providing support for the poor (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | riot act, |
definition | : | a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | criminal law, |
definition | : | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | court order, |
definition | : | a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript, |
definition | : | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | consent decree, |
definition | : | an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | curfew, |
definition | : | an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | decree nisi, |
definition | : | a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | divestiture, |
definition | : | an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | judicial separation, legal separation, |
definition | : | a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | prohibition, |
definition | : | a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | stay, |
definition | : | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | stay of execution, |
definition | : | an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | mandatory injunction, |
definition | : | injunction requiring the performance of some specific act (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | interlocutory injunction, temporary injunction, |
definition | : | injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | brief, legal brief, |
definition | : | a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | amicus curiae brief, |
definition | : | a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | testament, will, |
definition | : | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | probate, probate will, |
definition | : | a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | codicil, |
definition | : | a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | living will, |
definition | : | a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | deed, deed of conveyance, title, |
definition | : | a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | assignment, |
definition | : | the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | bill of sale, |
definition | : | a deed transferring personal property (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | deed poll, |
definition | : | a deed made and executed by only one party (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | enfeoffment, |
definition | : | under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | mortgage deed, |
definition | : | deed embodying a mortgage (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | title deed, |
definition | : | a legal document proving a person's right to property (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | deed of trust, trust deed, |
definition | : | a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory note (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | conveyance, |
definition | : | document effecting a property transfer (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | quitclaim, quitclaim deed, |
definition | : | document transferring title or right or claim to another (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | muniments, |
definition | : | deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | warrant, |
definition | : | a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | search warrant, |
definition | : | a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | arrest warrant, bench warrant, |
definition | : | a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | death warrant, |
definition | : | a warrant to execute the death sentence (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | cachet, lettre de cachet, |
definition | : | a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | reprieve, |
definition | : | a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | commutation, |
definition | : | a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | licence, license, permit, |
definition | : | a legal document giving official permission to do something (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | letters patent, patent, |
definition | : | an official document granting a right or privilege (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | concurring opinion, |
definition | : | an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | dissenting opinion, |
definition | : | an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | majority opinion, |
definition | : | the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | amnesty, pardon, |
definition | : | a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | acquittance, release, |
definition | : | a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | judicial writ, writ, |
definition | : | (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | assize, |
definition | : | an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | certiorari, writ of certiorari, |
definition | : | a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | execution, writ of execution, |
definition | : | a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | execution, execution of instrument, |
definition | : | (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | venire facias, |
definition | : | a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | mandamus, writ of mandamus, |
definition | : | an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | attachment, |
definition | : | a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | fieri facias, |
definition | : | a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | scire facias, |
definition | : | a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | sequestration, |
definition | : | a writ that authorizes the seizure of property (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | writ of detinue, |
definition | : | a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | writ of election, |
definition | : | a writ ordering the holding of an election (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | writ of error, |
definition | : | a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | writ of prohibition, |
definition | : | a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | writ of right, |
definition | : | a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | process, summons, |
definition | : | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum, |
definition | : | a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | subpoena duces tecum, |
definition | : | a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | gag order, |
definition | : | a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | garnishment, |
definition | : | a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | interdict, interdiction, |
definition | : | a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | citation, |
definition | : | a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | monition, process of monition, |
definition | : | a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | ticket, |
definition | : | a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | bill of particulars, |
definition | : | the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | pleading, |
definition | : | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | affirmative pleading, |
definition | : | any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | answer, |
definition | : | the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | evasive answer, |
definition | : | (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | plea, |
definition | : | (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | counterplea, |
definition | : | a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | dilatory plea, |
definition | : | a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | libel, |
definition | : | the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | defective pleading, |
definition | : | any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | demurrer, |
definition | : | (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | rebuttal, rebutter, |
definition | : | (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | replication, |
definition | : | (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | rejoinder, |
definition | : | (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | special pleading, |
definition | : | (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | surrebuttal, surrebutter, |
definition | : | (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | surrejoinder, |
definition | : | (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | plea bargain, plea bargaining, |
definition | : | (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | legislative act, statute, |
definition | : | an act passed by a legislative body (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | enabling act, enabling clause, |
definition | : | a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | ordinance, |
definition | : | a statute enacted by a city government (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | special act, |
definition | : | a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | rule of evidence, |
definition | : | (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | legal code, |
definition | : | a code of laws adopted by a state or nation (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | penal code, |
definition | : | the legal code governing crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | u. s. code, united states code, |
definition | : | a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | building code, |
definition | : | set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | fire code, |
definition | : | set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | health code, sanitary code, |
definition | : | set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | specification, |
definition | : | (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | libel, |
definition | : | a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | bill of rights, |
definition | : | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | first amendment, |
definition | : | an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | fifth amendment, |
definition | : | an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | fourteenth amendment, |
definition | : | an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | eighteenth amendment, |
definition | : | an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932 (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | nineteenth amendment, |
definition | : | an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | cause of action, |
definition | : | a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | submission, |
definition | : | (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | evidence, |
definition | : | (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | testimony, |
definition | : | a solemn statement made under oath (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | corpus delicti, |
definition | : | the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide victim) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | direct evidence, |
definition | : | evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | res gestae, |
definition | : | rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | corroborating evidence, |
definition | : | additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | hearsay evidence, |
definition | : | evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | state's evidence, |
definition | : | evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | declaration, |
definition | : | (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | attestation, |
definition | : | the action of bearing witness (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | affidavit, |
definition | : | written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | verification, |
definition | : | (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | subornation, |
definition | : | perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | alibi, |
definition | : | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | caveat, |
definition | : | (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | jactitation, |
definition | : | (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | dictum, obiter dictum, |
definition | : | an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | written agreement, |
definition | : | a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | matter of law, question of law, |
definition | : | a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | sidebar, |
definition | : | (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | pretrial, pretrial conference, |
definition | : | (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | arbitration, |
definition | : | (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | citation, |
definition | : | (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | deposition, |
definition | : | (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | cross-examination, |
definition | : | (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | direct examination, |
definition | : | (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | redirect examination, reexamination, |
definition | : | (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | disclaimer, |
definition | : | (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | demur, demurral, demurrer, |
definition | : | (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | dissent, |
definition | : | (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | discovery, |
definition | : | (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | judicial admission, stipulation, |
definition | : | (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | allegation, |
definition | : | (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | subornation of perjury, |
definition | : | (law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | combination in restraint of trade, |
definition | : | (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States) (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | law firm, |
definition | : | a firm of lawyers (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | conservative judaism, |
definition | : | Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | department of justice, doj, justice, justice department, |
definition | : | the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | bja, bureau of justice assistance, |
definition | : | the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | fbi, federal bureau of investigation, |
definition | : | a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | circuit court of appeals, |
definition | : | one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit' (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | circuit, |
definition | : | (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | military court, |
definition | : | a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | moot court, |
definition | : | a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | night court, |
definition | : | a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | provost court, |
definition | : | a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | police court, |
definition | : | a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | probate court, |
definition | : | a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | quarter sessions, |
definition | : | a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | superior court, |
definition | : | any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | traffic court, |
definition | : | a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | trial court, |
definition | : | the first court before which the facts of a case are decided (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | judicial branch, |
definition | : | the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | panel, venire, |
definition | : | (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | grand jury, |
definition | : | a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | hung jury, |
definition | : | a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | petit jury, petty jury, |
definition | : | a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | blue ribbon jury, special jury, |
definition | : | a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | administrative law, |
definition | : | the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | civil law, |
definition | : | the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | case law, common law, precedent, |
definition | : | a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | admiralty law, marine law, maritime law, |
definition | : | the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc. (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | law of the land, |
definition | : | a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | martial law, |
definition | : | the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | commercial law, law merchant, mercantile law, |
definition | : | the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | military law, |
definition | : | the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | statutory law, |
definition | : | the body of laws created by legislative statutes (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | securities law, |
definition | : | the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | tax law, |
definition | : | the body of laws governing taxation (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | domicile, legal residence, |
definition | : | (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time (noun.location) |
domain member category | : | defendant, suspect, |
definition | : | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | amicus curiae, friend of the court, |
definition | : | an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | assignee, |
definition | : | (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | assignor, |
definition | : | (law) the party who makes an assignment (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | attorney general, |
definition | : | the chief law officer of a country or state (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | barrister, |
definition | : | a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | chief justice, |
definition | : | the judge who presides over a supreme court (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | contractor, |
definition | : | (law) a party to a contract (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | conveyancer, |
definition | : | a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | client, |
definition | : | a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | divorce lawyer, |
definition | : | a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | filer, |
definition | : | a party who files a notice with a law court (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | intervenor, |
definition | : | (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | jane doe, |
definition | : | an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | john doe, |
definition | : | an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | judge advocate general, |
definition | : | the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | jurist, legal expert, |
definition | : | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | justice of the peace, |
definition | : | a local magistrate with limited powers (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | lawgiver, lawmaker, |
definition | : | a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | attorney, lawyer, |
definition | : | a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | legal representative, |
definition | : | a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | legislator, |
definition | : | someone who makes or enacts laws (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | liquidator, receiver, |
definition | : | (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | litigant, litigator, |
definition | : | (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | next friend, |
definition | : | (law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | notary, notary public, |
definition | : | someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | ordinary, |
definition | : | a judge of a probate court (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | owner, proprietor, |
definition | : | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | legal assistant, paralegal, |
definition | : | a person with specialized training who assists lawyers (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | party, |
definition | : | a person involved in legal proceedings (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | complainant, plaintiff, |
definition | : | a person who brings an action in a court of law (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | prevailing party, |
definition | : | the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | promulgator, |
definition | : | (law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | public defender, |
definition | : | a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | referee, |
definition | : | an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | reversioner, |
definition | : | (law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | richard roe, |
definition | : | an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | solicitor, |
definition | : | a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | transferee, |
definition | : | (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | transferor, |
definition | : | (law) someone who conveys a title or property to another (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | trial attorney, trial lawyer, |
definition | : | a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | trial judge, |
definition | : | a judge in a trial court (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | trier, |
definition | : | one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | legal guardian, trustee, |
definition | : | a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | ux., uxor, |
definition | : | (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | vouchee, |
definition | : | (law) a person called into court to defend a title (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | attestant, attestator, attestor, witness, |
definition | : | (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | witness, |
definition | : | (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | estate for life, life estate, |
definition | : | (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | assignment, grant, |
definition | : | (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | heritage, inheritance, |
definition | : | that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | accretion, |
definition | : | (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | bequest, legacy, |
definition | : | (law) a gift of personal property by will (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | devise, |
definition | : | (law) a gift of real property by will (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | jointure, legal jointure, |
definition | : | (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | heirloom, |
definition | : | (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | interest, stake, |
definition | : | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | vested interest, |
definition | : | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | relief, |
definition | : | (law) redress awarded by a court (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | nominal damages, |
definition | : | (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money, |
definition | : | (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | legal fee, |
definition | : | a fee paid for legal service (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | reversion, |
definition | : | (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | escheat, |
definition | : | a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | satisfaction, |
definition | : | (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | recognisance, recognizance, |
definition | : | (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | record, |
definition | : | a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | legal relation, |
definition | : | a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client) (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | fiduciary relation, |
definition | : | the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | bank-depositor relation, |
definition | : | the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | conservator-ward relation, |
definition | : | the responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the ward (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | director-stockholder relation, |
definition | : | the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | executor-heir relation, |
definition | : | the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | partner relation, |
definition | : | the responsibility of partners to act in one another's best interests (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | receiver-creditor relation, |
definition | : | the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | trustee-beneficiary relation, |
definition | : | the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary (noun.linkdef) |
domain member category | : | legal status, |
definition | : | a status defined by law (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | civil death, |
definition | : | the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | citizenship, |
definition | : | the status of a citizen with rights and duties (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | marital status, |
definition | : | the condition of being married or unmarried (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | bigamy, |
definition | : | having two spouses at the same time (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | civil union, |
definition | : | a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | common-law marriage, |
definition | : | a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | rule of law, |
definition | : | a state of order in which events conform to the law (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | legal representation, |
definition | : | personal representation that has legal status (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | diplomatic immunity, |
definition | : | exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | limitation, |
definition | : | (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought (noun.time) |
domain member category | : | republish, |
definition | : | revive (a cancelled will or a libel) (verb.change) |
domain member category | : | attorn, |
definition | : | acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord (verb.cognition) |
domain member category | : | prove, |
definition | : | obtain probate of (verb.cognition) |
domain member category | : | recuse, |
definition | : | challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law (verb.cognition) |
domain member category | : | filiate, |
definition | : | fix the paternity of (verb.cognition) |
domain member category | : | charge, |
definition | : | instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | plead, |
definition | : | enter a plea, as in courts of law (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | plea-bargain, |
definition | : | agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | re-examine, |
definition | : | question after cross-examination by opposing counsel (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | challenge, take exception, |
definition | : | raise a formal objection in a court of law (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | get off, |
definition | : | cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | pardon, |
definition | : | grant a pardon to (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | amnesty, |
definition | : | grant a pardon to (a group of people) (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | extenuate, mitigate, palliate, |
definition | : | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | convict, |
definition | : | find or declare guilty (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | reconvict, |
definition | : | convict anew (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | condemn, doom, sentence, |
definition | : | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | capacitate, |
definition | : | make legally capable or qualify in law (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | recuse, |
definition | : | disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | file, register, |
definition | : | record in a public office or in a court of law (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | docket, |
definition | : | make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | docket, |
definition | : | place on the docket for legal action (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | verify, |
definition | : | attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition) (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | plead, |
definition | : | make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | demur, |
definition | : | enter a demurrer (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | counterclaim, |
definition | : | set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | give, |
definition | : | accord by verdict (verb.communication) |
domain member category | : | stultify, |
definition | : | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence (verb.emotion) |
domain member category | : | convey, |
definition | : | transmit a title or property (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | render, submit, |
definition | : | make over as a return (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | prefer, |
definition | : | give preference to one creditor over another (verb.social) |
domain member category | : | probate, |
definition | : | establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) (verb.social) |
domain member category | : | bail out, |
definition | : | free on bail (verb.social) |
domain member category | : | gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, |
definition | : | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social) |
domain member category | : | bind over, |
definition | : | order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her (verb.social) |
domain member category | : | aggrieve, |
definition | : | infringe on the rights of (verb.social) |
domain member category | : | adjective, procedural, |
definition | : | relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | essential, substantive, |
definition | : | defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | alienable, |
definition | : | transferable to another owner (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | undue, |
definition | : | not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | alterable, |
definition | : | (of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | unalterable, |
definition | : | of a sentence; that cannot be changed (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | consensual, |
definition | : | existing by consent (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | revertible, |
definition | : | to be returned to the former owner or that owner's heirs (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | fungible, |
definition | : | of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | intra vires, |
definition | : | within the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | ultra vires, |
definition | : | beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | major, |
definition | : | of full legal age (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | covert, |
definition | : | (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | moot, |
definition | : | of no legal significance (as having been previously decided) (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | testate, |
definition | : | having made a legally valid will before death (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | intestate, |
definition | : | having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | null, void, |
definition | : | lacking any legal or binding force (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | evidentiary, |
definition | : | pertaining to or constituting evidence (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | appellant, appellate, |
definition | : | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | residuary, |
definition | : | entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts) (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | reversionary, |
definition | : | of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion) (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | therefor, |
definition | : | (in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | scienter, |
definition | : | (law) deliberately or knowingly (adv.all) |
3. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
derivation | : | jurist, legal expert, |
definition | : | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (noun.person) |
derivation | : | jurisprudential, |
definition | : | relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws (adj.pert) |
4. the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)
derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
derivation | : | jurist, legal expert, |
definition | : | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | settlor, trustor, |
definition | : | (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee (noun.person) |
5. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
derivation | : | jurist, legal expert, |
definition | : | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (noun.person) |
derivation | : | jurisprudential, |
definition | : | relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws (adj.pert) |
6. the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)
derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
derivation | : | jurist, legal expert, |
definition | : | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | settlor, trustor, |
definition | : | (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee (noun.person) |
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