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 Legal TermsLegal terms (992) ab initio abbacinare abduction abet absolute divorce abstract of title acceleration clause acceptance accomplice accord and satisfaction accretion acknowledgment acquiescence acquittal act Act of God action action case ad colligendum bona ad damnum ad hoc ad infinitum ad litem addendum additur ademption adhesion contract adjective law adjudication administrative agencies administrative decision administrative law administrative tribunal administrator admiralty law admissible evidence admonish adultery advance sheet adversary proceeding adverse possession affiant affidavit affirmative defense affirmed agent aggravated damages agreement aid and abet alias summons alien alimony allegation alliance allodial allonge alteration alternative dispute resolution amalgamation ambassador ambulatory amend American Bar Association American Law Reports amicus curiae ancillary annotation annulment answer answers to interrogatories antitrust acts appeal appeal bond appearance appellant appellate count appellee appendix apportionment appurtenance arbitration arbitrator arraignment arrears arrest arson assault assign assignment assumption of risk at issue attachment attorney attorney of record attorney-at-law attorney-in-fact avulsion bad faith bail bail bond bailee bailiff bailment bailor bankruptcy bankruptcy law bar 1 bar examination bare trust barrister bastard battery bench bench trial bench warrant beneficiary bequeath bequests Berne Convention best evidence beyond a reasonable doubt bigamy Bill bill of exchange bill of lading bill of particulars bind over blind trust Blue Book bona vacantia bond booking bound supplement breach of contract breach of trust brief burden of proof burglary business bankruptcy bylaws calendar Canon Law canons of ethics capacity capital crime capital punishment caption case law cases cause cause of action caveat censure certificate of title certification certiorari challenge challenge for cause chambers champerty change of venue charge to the jury chaste chater chattel chattel mortgage check cheque chief judge child chronological circumstantial evidence citation citators civil civil action Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) civil law civil procedure civil service commission claim clandestine class action Clayton Act clean air acts clean hands clear and convincing evidence clemency clerk of court client-solicitor privilege closing argument Code of Federal Regulations codicil collate collateral collateral descendant collateral source rule collective mark collusion commission commit committee common law common share commutation company comparative fault comparative negligence complainant complaint conciliation concurrent sentences condemnation condition precedent condition subsequent condonation confession conformed copy consecutive sentences consent consideration consign conspiracy constitution constitution Constitutional law construction constructive dismissal constructive trust consumer bankruptcy contempt of court contingency fee continuance contract contract law contributory negligence conversion conveyance conviction coparcenaries copyright coroner Corporal Punishment corporate secretary corporation corroborating evidence coservatorship costs council counsel counterclaim court court costs court martial court of admiralty court of original jurisdiction court rules court-appointed attorney covenant creditor crime criminal conversation criminal justice system criminal law cross examination cross-claim cumulative sentences custody damages de bonis non de facto de novo death penalty debtor decapitation decision declaratory judgment decree decree absolute deed deem defalcation defamation default default judgment defendant defense of property deficient defunct demand letter demarche demurrer dependent deportation deposition descendant detinue devise digest diplomat direct evidence direct examination directed verdict disbarment disbursement discharge disclaim discovery discretionary trust dismissal disrate dissent to disagree dissolution distraint diversion diversity of citizenship dividend divorce DNA docket docket number doctrine domicile dominant tenement donee donor double jeopardy due process of law dum sola dum vidua duplex duress easement ecclesiastical law elements of a crime emancipation embargo embezzle eminent domain emolument emphyteusis enactment encyclopedia endorsement endowment enjoining entity entrapment entry environment Environmental Protection (EPA) equal protection under the law equity escheat escrow esquire estate estate law estate tax estoppels ethics euthanasia evidence ex parte ex parte proceeding ex patriate ex rel examination-in-chief exceptions exclusionary rule exculpate execute executor exempt property exhibit exonerate express trust expropriation expungement extortion extradition fair market value family law Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Federal Communications (FCC) Federal Deposit Insurance (FDIC) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service federal register federal supplement federal unemployment tax fee simple fee tail felony fiduciary file filing fee finding Food and Drug (FDA) foreclosure forfeiture fraud freehold fugitive fungibles garnishment gavel General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) general counsel general jurisdiction gift over good time goodwill Government Printing Office grand jury grantor grievance gross negligence guarantor guardian guardianship guillotine habeas corpus habitual offender harassment harmless error head note hearing hearsay holographic will homicide hostile witness hung jury husband-wife privilege immigrants immigration Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) immunity impeachment impeachment of a witness implied contract in re inadmissible incapacity incarceration incompetent incorporeal indefeasible independent executor indeterminate sentence indictment indigent infanticide information infraction inheritance tax initial appearance injunction insolvent instructions intangible assets intentional tort interlocutory Internal Revenue Service (IRS) interrogatories Interstate Commerce (ICC) intervention inure involuntary bankruptcy issue jactitation joint and several liability joint custody joint tenancy judge judgment judgment debtor judicial lien judicial notice judicial review judiciary jurat’s jure jurisdiction jurisprudence jury jus justice justiciable key number system kin laches landlord lapsed gift larceny law law blank law clerk law review lawsuit lawyer leading question lease leasehold legal aid legal custody legal maxim legal process legal texts legislation legislative history legitimate leniency letters of administration letters testamentary Lexis liability liable libel liberal construction license licensing boards lien life estate life tenant limine limited divorce limited jurisdiction limited partner limitrophe lineal descendant liquidation lis pendens literal construction litigant litigation livery living trust living will loose-leaf-services Magistrate Magna Carta maintenance malfeasance malicious prosecution malpractice mandamus manslaughter marital property maritime law marshal Martindale-Hubbell Law Massachusetts trust master matrimony mediation memorandum memorandum opinion memorialized mens rea merger minor minute book minutes Miranda Warning misdemeanor misfeasance mis-joinder mistrial mitigating circumstances mitigation mitigation damages mittimus modus operandi monopoly moot moot court moratorium motion motion in limine murder mutual assent Nation National Labor Relations Board (BLRB) national treatment natural justice naturalization NCND agreement negligence negotiate negotiation next friend next of kin no bill no fault proceedings no jury trial no-contest clause noise control act nolo contendere nominative report nonfeasance notary public notice notice to creditors notwithstanding novation nuisance nunc pro tunc nuncupative will oath objection obligee obligor obscenity obstructing justice Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission offense offer official reports ombudsman omnibus bill on a person's own recognizance onus open-ended agreement opening statement opinion oral argument order ordinance orphan out-of-court settlement overrule paperbound supplement par value shares paralegal parallel citation pardon parens patriae parole parole evidence parricide partnership party patent Patent and Trademark office paternity payee payor pedophile pen register per curiam opinion per se doctrine peremptory challenge perjury permanent injunction permanent law perpetuity person person in need of supervision personal property personal representative petition petitioner pettifogger physical custody picket plaintiff plea plea bargaining pleadings poach pocket parts polling the jury polygamy polygraph postal rule post-trial pour-over will power power of attorney precatory words precedent preferred shares preinjunction preliminary hearing preponderance prescription presentence report presentment presumption of advancement pretermitted child pretrial conference Prima Facie case primary authority primary sources principal private law privilege pro bono pro forma pro rata pro se pro socio pro tempore probable cause probate probate court probate estate probation procedural law product liability prohibition promisee promisor promissory estoppels promissory note property property tax propinquity propound proprietor prosecute prosecutor prospectus prostitute proximate cause proxy public defender public domain public law public law Public Service Commission puisne punitive damages purchase agreement purchase offer putative quantum quantum meruit quash quasi-contract quasi-criminal action quasi-judicial quid pro quo quiet title action quitclaim deed quo warranto quorum ransom rape ratio decidendi real property real property reasonable doubt reasonable person rebut rebuttable presumption recognizance record recuse redemption re-direct examination redress referee registered mark regulation rehearing rejoinder relator remainder remand remedy remittitur removal rent replacement volumes replevin reply reporters request for admission request for production of documents request to admit res gestae rescind rescission research resolution respondent rest restatement restitution resulting trust retainer return reverse reversible error reversion revocable trust revoke right of way robbery Robinson-Patman rules rules of evidence sanction sanctuary scienter seal search warrant secondary authority secured debts Securities an Exchange Commission (SEC) seisin self defense self incrimination self providing will sentence sentence report sequester sequestration of witnesses service process servient tenement session law settlement settlor sexual harassment sexual intercourse share shareholder agreement shepardizing sheriff Sherman Act sidebar silent partner sine die slander slander of title slip opinion Small Business Association small claims court socage social security social security tax sodomy solicitor sovereign sovereign immunity specific performance Speedy Trial Act spendthrift trust split custody spouse standard of proof standing standing committee stare dicisis state status offenders statute statute of limitations statutory statutory construction statutory law statutory research statutory trust stay stipulation strict liability strike sub judice subinfeudation subject research subpoena Subpoena Duces Tecum subrogation subservient treatment substantive criminal law substantive law summary judgment summons support trust suppress surety bond survivorship suspension sustain synallagmatic contract table of cases tamper Tangible Personal Property Memorandum (TPPM) Tax Court of the United States taxable income temporary law temporary relief temporary restraining order tender of performance tenement tenure testamentary capacity testamentary trust testator testimony third party complaint title torrens land registration system tort tracing trademark transcript transmittal form treatise treaty trespass trial trial brief trover trust trust agreement trust declaration trustee truth in lending uncontested divorce unfair labor practice Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) uniform laws unilateral contract union United States Attorney United States Bankruptcy Count United States Code United States Court of Claims United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals United States Court of International Trade United States Court of Military Appeals United States District Courts United States Law Week United States Magistrate Judge United States Marshal's Service United States Postal Service United States Reports United States Supreme Court unjust enrichment unlawful detainer unliquidated debt unofficial reports unsecured debts urban use and possession usury vacate vagrant vendor venire venue verdict Veteran's Administration (VA) vicarious liability Visa void voidable voir dire voluntary bankruptcy Wage Earner's Plan Wagner Act waiver waiver of immunity warrant warranty warranty deed waste water rights wedlock will wire-tapping with prejudice witness withholding without prejudice witness words of limitation words of purchase worker's compensation writ writ of centiorari writ of execution writ of garnishment wrongful death wrongful dismissal yellow dog contract young offender zipper zoning commission
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