|
+ abatable_nuisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05830832-n
|
a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless)
|
|
+ abatement_of_a_nuisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00361459-n
|
(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
|
|
+ Abraham_Lincoln
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11132462-n
|
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
|
|
+ accession
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13341962-n
|
(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
|
|
+ account_book
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404248-n
|
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
|
|
+ accounting
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405962-n
|
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
|
|
+ accounting_entry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405296-n
|
a written record of a commercial transaction
|
|
+ accounting_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405962-n
|
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
|
|
+ accretion
|
n
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13263540-n
|
(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)
|
|
+ accretionary
|
a
|
1
|
[ biological_science astronomy geology jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02535335-a
|
marked or produced by accretion
|
|
+ accrual_basis
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13406638-n
|
a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made
|
|
+ accused
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09762011-n
|
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
|
|
+ acquittal
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01193886-n
|
a judgment of not guilty
|
|
+ action
|
n
|
8
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01181902-n
|
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
|
|
+ action
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02582042-v
|
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
|
|
+ action_at_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01181902-n
|
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
|
|
+ actionable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01370864-a
|
affording grounds for legal action
|
|
+ actual_damages
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13291356-n
|
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
|
|
+ actual_eviction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194711-n
|
the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent
|
|
+ actual_possession
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00809886-n
|
(law) immediate and direct physical control over property
|
|
+ addiction
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00087849-n
|
(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master
|
|
+ adjective
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00055340-a
|
relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
|
|
+ adjusting_entry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405480-n
|
an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods
|
|
+ administrative_hearing
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01200000-n
|
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
|
|
+ administrative_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08453108-n
|
the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
|
|
+ admiralty_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08454191-n
|
the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
|
|
+ adoptable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00055765-a
|
suitable or eligible for adoption
|
|
+ adoption
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01185292-n
|
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)
|
|
+ adoptive
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01406263-a
|
of parents and children; related by adoption
|
|
+ advice_and_consent
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535980-n
|
a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
|
|
+ advocate
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09775663-n
|
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
|
|
+ affirmation
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01186192-n
|
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
|
|
+ affirmative_easement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-80001023-n
|
The right to use another's property for a specific purpose
|
|
+ aggravated
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01510320-a
|
made more severe or intense especially in law
|
|
+ aggrieve
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02513879-v
|
infringe on the rights of
|
|
+ alibi
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06741099-n
|
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
|
|
+ alibi
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00893741-v
|
exonerate by means of an alibi
|
|
+ alien
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02221010-v
|
transfer property or ownership
|
|
+ alienable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00093275-a
|
transferable to another owner
|
|
+ alienate
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02221010-v
|
transfer property or ownership
|
|
+ alienation
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01108150-n
|
(law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
|
|
+ allegation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07236077-n
|
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
|
|
+ allowable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00689878-a
|
deductible according to the tax laws
|
|
+ alterable
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00348380-a
|
(of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe
|
|
+ ambulance_chaser
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09787955-n
|
an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
|
|
+ amicus_curiae
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09788237-n
|
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
|
|
+ amicus_curiae_brief
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06543949-n
|
a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
|
|
+ amnesty
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01249315-n
|
the formal act of liberating someone
|
|
+ amnesty
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06552639-n
|
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
|
|
+ amnesty
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00905677-v
|
grant a pardon to (a group of people)
|
|
+ ancestral
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01314197-a
|
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
|
|
+ annul
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ annulment
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01240979-n
|
(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
|
|
+ anti-drug_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06532910-n
|
a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs
|
|
+ anti-racketeering_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533039-n
|
law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
|
|
+ antimonopoly
|
a
|
1
|
[ pattern commerce jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00956568-a
|
of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices
|
|
+ antitrust
|
a
|
1
|
[ pattern commerce jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00956568-a
|
of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices
|
|
+ antitrust_case
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01184045-n
|
a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place
|
|
+ antitrust_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533297-n
|
law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies
|
|
+ antitrust_legislation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533297-n
|
law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies
|
|
+ apanage
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13254443-n
|
a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
|
|
+ apart
|
r
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00234389-r
|
away from another or others
|
|
+ appanage
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13254443-n
|
a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
|
|
+ appeal
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01185611-n
|
(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
|
|
+ appeal
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02497586-v
|
take a court case to a higher court for review
|
|
+ appeal
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02497824-v
|
challenge (a decision)
|
|
+ appellant
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03044083-a
|
of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
|
|
+ appellate
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03044083-a
|
of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
|
|
+ appointment
|
n
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00090393-n
|
(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
|
|
+ appropriable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00093433-a
|
that can be appropriated
|
|
+ appropriation_bill
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06537124-n
|
a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose
|
|
+ arbitrable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00140233-a
|
appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration
|
|
+ arbitral
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02637730-a
|
relating to or resulting from arbitration
|
|
+ arbitrament
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190884-n
|
the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
|
|
+ arbitrate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00760956-v
|
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
|
|
+ arbitration
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190884-n
|
the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
|
|
+ arbitration
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07150850-n
|
(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)
|
|
+ arbitrational
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02637730-a
|
relating to or resulting from arbitration
|
|
+ arbitrative
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02637973-a
|
relating to or having the authority to arbitrate
|
|
+ arbitrement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190884-n
|
the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
|
|
+ arrest_warrant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06547615-n
|
a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
|
|
+ Arthur_Garfield_Hays
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11036521-n
|
United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
|
|
+ artisan's_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13401261-n
|
lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for
|
|
+ as_such
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00036762-r
|
with respect to its inherent nature
|
|
+ asbestos_abatement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00361684-n
|
the removal of asbestos from a public building
|
|
+ assault
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00773402-n
|
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
|
|
+ assignment
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13254237-n
|
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
|
|
+ assize
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06553472-n
|
an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
|
|
+ assumed_name
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06334512-n
|
(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
|
|
+ attach
|
v
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02273293-v
|
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
|
|
+ attachment
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06554981-n
|
a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
|
|
+ attestant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10786270-n
|
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
|
|
+ attestation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06736405-n
|
the action of bearing witness
|
|
+ attestator
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10786270-n
|
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
|
|
+ attestor
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10786270-n
|
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
|
|
+ attorn
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00593200-v
|
acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
|
|
+ attorney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10249950-n
|
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
|
|
+ attorney-client_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13839662-n
|
the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
|
|
+ attractive_nuisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05831057-n
|
anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm
|
|
+ audit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13411157-n
|
an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
|
|
+ audited_account
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13411157-n
|
an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
|
|
+ award
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00087663-n
|
a grant made by a law court
|
|
+ awarding
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00087663-n
|
a grant made by a law court
|
|
+ bachelorhood
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13967715-n
|
the state of being an unmarried man
|
|
+ backbencher
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09830400-n
|
a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
|
|
+ bail
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05903445-n
|
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)
|
|
+ bail
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00890403-v
|
secure the release of (someone) by providing security
|
|
+ bail
|
v
|
1
|
[ criminal_law jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02421749-v
|
release after a security has been paid
|
|
+ bail_out
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02494259-v
|
free on bail
|
|
+ bailable
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00852101-a
|
eligible for bail
|
|
+ bailable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01763683-a
|
admitting of bail
|
|
+ Bakke_decision
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01191364-n
|
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
|
|
+ balance_sheet
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13403964-n
|
a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
|
|
+ ban
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542047-n
|
a decree that prohibits something
|
|
+ ban
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00796392-v
|
prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
|
|
+ ban
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02493666-v
|
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
|
|
+ bank-depositor_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13838766-n
|
the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors
|
|
+ bankbook
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13414159-n
|
a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
|
|
+ bankruptcy
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01186397-n
|
a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
|
|
+ banned
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01402498-a
|
forbidden by law
|
|
+ banning-order
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542742-n
|
an order that bans something
|
|
+ bar
|
n
|
15
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02789770-n
|
(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
|
|
+ bar
|
n
|
9
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08112402-n
|
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
|
|
+ barrister
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09840963-n
|
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
|
|
+ bastardy_proceeding
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01183798-n
|
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)
|
|
+ bench
|
n
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02829116-n
|
(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
|
|
+ bench_warrant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06547615-n
|
a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
|
|
+ Benton
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10845763-n
|
United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
|
|
+ best_evidence_rule
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06653727-n
|
a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
|
|
+ bigamy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13964466-n
|
having two spouses at the same time
|
|
+ bill_of_attainder
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06537323-n
|
a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial
|
|
+ bill_of_Particulars
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06559114-n
|
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
|
|
+ bill_of_review
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01197479-n
|
a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it
|
|
+ bill_of_sale
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06545728-n
|
a deed transferring personal property
|
|
+ bind_over
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02495592-v
|
order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her
|
|
+ birthright
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13263920-n
|
an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
|
|
+ blue_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06538105-n
|
a statute regulating work on Sundays
|
|
+ blue_ribbon_jury
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08415469-n
|
a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
|
|
+ blue_sky_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06538215-n
|
a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises
|
|
+ book
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404248-n
|
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
|
|
+ book_of_account
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404248-n
|
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
|
|
+ borough_English
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13263375-n
|
a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
|
|
+ bottle_bill
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06537562-n
|
a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles
|
|
+ briefless
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01739080-a
|
(of lawyers or barristers) lacking clients
|
|
+ bring_forth
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02141146-v
|
bring out for display
|
|
+ building_code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06668432-n
|
set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings
|
|
+ bull
|
n
|
10
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06726761-n
|
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
|
|
+ bureaucratic_procedure
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01025563-n
|
needlessly time-consuming procedure
|
|
+ Burger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10872287-n
|
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
|
|
+ cachet
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06548110-n
|
a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
|
|
+ canon_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08453299-n
|
the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
|
|
+ canonic
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03001527-a
|
of or relating to or required by canon law
|
|
+ canonical
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03001527-a
|
of or relating to or required by canon law
|
|
+ canonically
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00512874-r
|
in a canonical manner
|
|
+ carnal_abuse
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00846961-n
|
sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)
|
|
+ case
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01182654-n
|
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
|
|
+ case_law
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535035-n
|
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
|
|
+ case_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08453722-n
|
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
|
|
+ cash_basis
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13406852-n
|
a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made
|
|
+ causa
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01182654-n
|
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
|
|
+ cause
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01182654-n
|
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
|
|
+ cause_of_action
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06730068-n
|
a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action
|
|
+ caveat
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06747907-n
|
(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
|
|
+ cease_and_desist_order
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542830-n
|
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
|
|
+ censor
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02493666-v
|
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
|
|
+ certiorari
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06553631-n
|
a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
|
|
+ chance-medley
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00221343-n
|
an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
|
|
+ Charles_Evans_Hughes
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11064662-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)
|
|
+ chattel_mortgage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13352722-n
|
a loan to buy some personal item; the item (or chattel) is security for the loan
|
|
+ checkbook
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13414310-n
|
a book issued to holders of checking accounts
|
|
+ chequebook
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13414310-n
|
a book issued to holders of checking accounts
|
|
+ chief_justice
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09916788-n
|
the judge who presides over a supreme court
|
|
+ circuit_court_of_appeals
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08330298-n
|
one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'
|
|
+ circumscribe
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00235368-v
|
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
|
|
+ circumstantial_evidence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06735533-n
|
evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
|
|
+ citation
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06558277-n
|
a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
|
|
+ cite
|
v
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00791134-v
|
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
|
|
+ citizenship
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13953467-n
|
the status of a citizen with rights and duties
|
|
+ civil_action
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01184230-n
|
legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)
|
|
+ civil_contempt
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01180718-n
|
a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else
|
|
+ civil_death
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13952792-n
|
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
|
|
+ civil_law
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534659-n
|
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
|
|
+ civil_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08453464-n
|
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
|
|
+ civil_liberty
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05183242-n
|
fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference
|
|
+ civil_right
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05182563-n
|
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
|
|
+ civil_suit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01183031-n
|
a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
|
|
+ civil_union
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13964591-n
|
a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
|
|
+ civil-libertarian
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00575520-a
|
having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law
|
|
+ Clarence_Darrow
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10923146-n
|
United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
|
|
+ Clarence_Seward_Darrow
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10923146-n
|
United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
|
|
+ class_action
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01183166-n
|
a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
|
|
+ class-action_suit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01183166-n
|
a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
|
|
+ clear
|
a
|
8
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00869253-a
|
(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
|
|
+ client
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09985075-n
|
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
|
|
+ Clinton
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10902752-n
|
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
|
|
+ co-defendant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09933411-n
|
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
|
|
+ co-respondent
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09965625-n
|
the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
|
|
+ codefendant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09933411-n
|
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
|
|
+ codicil
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06544657-n
|
a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
|
|
+ codified
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02286790-a
|
enacted by a legislative body
|
|
+ coequal
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00890781-a
|
having the same standing before the law
|
|
+ cognovit_judgement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188273-n
|
a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
|
|
+ cognovit_judgment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188273-n
|
a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
|
|
+ collateral
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ collateral
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13352865-n
|
a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
|
|
+ collateralize
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00886457-v
|
pledge as a collateral
|
|
+ color_of_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-04678401-n
|
a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law
|
|
+ colour_of_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-04678401-n
|
a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law
|
|
+ combination_in_restraint_of_trade
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07964809-n
|
(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)
|
|
+ commercial_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455037-n
|
the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
|
|
+ common_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535035-n
|
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
|
|
+ common_law
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08453722-n
|
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
|
|
+ common_nuisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05831566-n
|
a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public
|
|
+ common-law
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02287175-a
|
based on common law
|
|
+ common-law_marriage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13964879-n
|
a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
|
|
+ commutation
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01165919-n
|
(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
|
|
+ commutation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06548498-n
|
a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
|
|
+ comparative_negligence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00739632-n
|
(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
|
|
+ compensatory_damages
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13291356-n
|
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
|
|
+ competence_hearing
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01200266-n
|
a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)
|
|
+ competent
|
a
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00512130-a
|
legally qualified or sufficient
|
|
+ complainant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10437852-n
|
a person who brings an action in a court of law
|
|
+ compos_mentis
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02073678-a
|
of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to go to trial
|
|
+ compromise_verdict
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01192633-n
|
a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues
|
|
+ conclusion_of_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01192463-n
|
a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts
|
|
+ concurrent_negligence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00739850-n
|
(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
|
|
+ concurring_opinion
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06552116-n
|
an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
|
|
+ condemn
|
v
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02273768-v
|
appropriate (property) for public use
|
|
+ condemnation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01223257-n
|
(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)
|
|
+ conditional_sale
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13352341-n
|
a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit
|
|
+ confession_of_judgement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188273-n
|
a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
|
|
+ confession_of_judgment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188273-n
|
a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
|
|
+ confidential_adviser-advisee_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13838930-n
|
the responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee
|
|
+ confine
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00235368-v
|
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
|
|
+ confirmative
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ confirmatory
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ confirming
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ confiscate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02273293-v
|
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
|
|
+ confiscation_order
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-80001021-n
|
A document attesting the loss or deprivation of the property of a good
|
|
+ congressman
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09955781-n
|
a member of the United States House of Representatives
|
|
+ congresswoman
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09955781-n
|
a member of the United States House of Representatives
|
|
+ conjugal
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02872066-a
|
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
|
|
+ conjugally
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00499521-r
|
in a conjugal manner
|
|
+ connubial
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02872066-a
|
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
|
|
+ connubial
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00499521-r
|
in a conjugal manner
|
|
+ consensual
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00553594-a
|
existing by consent
|
|
+ consent_decree
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06540284-n
|
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
|
|
+ Conservative_Judaism
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08095160-n
|
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
|
|
+ conservator-ward_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13839120-n
|
the responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the ward
|
|
+ constitution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533648-n
|
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
|
|
+ Constitution
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534132-n
|
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
|
|
+ Constitution_of_the_United_States
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534132-n
|
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
|
|
+ constitutionalize
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02353201-v
|
provide with a constitution, as of a country
|
|
+ constitutionally
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00122124-r
|
according to the constitution
|
|
+ constructive_eviction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194904-n
|
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
|
|
+ constructive_possession
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00810026-n
|
(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it
|
|
+ contempt
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01180200-n
|
a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
|
|
+ contempt_of_Congress
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01180398-n
|
deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch
|
|
+ contempt_of_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01180557-n
|
disrespect for the rules of a court of law
|
|
+ contributory_negligence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00740048-n
|
(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
|
|
+ control_account
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405015-n
|
an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger
|
|
+ controlling_interest
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13287414-n
|
ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares
|
|
+ contumacious
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02330574-a
|
wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
|
|
+ contumacy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01180858-n
|
willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
|
|
+ conveyancer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09962612-n
|
a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
|
|
+ copy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06505517-n
|
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
|
|
+ corespondent
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09965625-n
|
the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
|
|
+ corpus_delicti
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06734823-n
|
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)
|
|
+ corroborating_evidence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06735731-n
|
additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding
|
|
+ corroborative
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ corroboratory
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ corrupt
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00203081-v
|
alter from the original
|
|
+ cost_ledger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404534-n
|
ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways
|
|
+ counsel
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09775663-n
|
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
|
|
+ Counsel_to_the_Crown
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10235385-n
|
a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler
|
|
+ counsellor
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09775663-n
|
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
|
|
+ counselor
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09775663-n
|
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
|
|
+ counselor-at-law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09775663-n
|
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
|
|
+ counterclaim
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01184407-n
|
a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
|
|
+ counterclaim
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01018645-v
|
set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
|
|
+ countermand
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ counterplea
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06561343-n
|
a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
|
|
+ countersuit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01183373-n
|
a suit brought against someone who has sued you
|
|
+ court_order
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06539502-n
|
a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
|
|
+ courthouse
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03121298-n
|
a building that houses judicial courts
|
|
+ covert
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01885614-a
|
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
|
|
+ credit
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405646-n
|
an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
|
|
+ credit_entry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405646-n
|
an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
|
|
+ credit_side
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13406374-n
|
account of payments received; usually the right side of a financial statement
|
|
+ criminal_contempt
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01181066-n
|
an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice
|
|
+ criminal_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06539178-n
|
the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
|
|
+ criminal_negligence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00740342-n
|
(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)
|
|
+ criminal_possession
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00810234-n
|
(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
|
|
+ criminal_prosecution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198307-n
|
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
|
|
+ criminal_suit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01183497-n
|
a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
|
|
+ cross_examine
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00787049-v
|
question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side
|
|
+ cross_question
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00787049-v
|
question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side
|
|
+ cross-examination
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07194950-n
|
(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
|
|
+ cross-file
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02472033-v
|
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
|
|
+ crossbencher
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09980275-n
|
a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
|
|
+ cuckoldom
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13966683-n
|
the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
|
|
+ culpable_negligence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00740342-n
|
(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)
|
|
+ curfew
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06540527-n
|
an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
|
|
+ custody_battle
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01187085-n
|
litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple
|
|
+ custody_case
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01184565-n
|
a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)
|
|
+ DA
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10019072-n
|
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
|
|
+ Darrow
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10923146-n
|
United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
|
|
+ date_rape
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00773673-n
|
rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
|
|
+ daybook
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405166-n
|
a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
|
|
+ DBA
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06334512-n
|
(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
|
|
+ de_jure
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00693961-a
|
by right; according to law
|
|
+ death_warrant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06547992-n
|
a warrant to execute the death sentence
|
|
+ debar
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02502037-v
|
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
|
|
+ debarment
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01077881-n
|
the act of prevention by legal means
|
|
+ debit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405807-n
|
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
|
|
+ debit
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02265560-v
|
enter as debit
|
|
+ debit_entry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405807-n
|
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
|
|
+ debit_side
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13406509-n
|
account of payments owed; usually the left side of a financial statement
|
|
+ declaration
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06736217-n
|
(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
|
|
+ decree
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06539770-n
|
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
|
|
+ decree
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01027508-v
|
issue a decree
|
|
+ decree_nisi
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06540702-n
|
a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
|
|
+ deed_over
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02255942-v
|
transfer by deed
|
|
+ deed_poll
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06545843-n
|
a deed made and executed by only one party
|
|
+ default_judgement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188537-n
|
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
|
|
+ default_judgment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188537-n
|
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
|
|
+ defence
|
n
|
8
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198750-n
|
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
|
|
+ defendant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09762101-n
|
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
|
|
+ defense
|
n
|
11
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198750-n
|
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
|
|
+ defense_attorney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10000158-n
|
the lawyer representing the defendant
|
|
+ defense_lawyer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10000158-n
|
the lawyer representing the defendant
|
|
+ delay
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00460900-v
|
stop or halt
|
|
+ delinquency
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00736219-n
|
an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
|
|
+ demand
|
v
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01068985-v
|
summon to court
|
|
+ demise
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02220914-v
|
transfer by a lease or by a will
|
|
+ demur
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07209089-n
|
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
|
|
+ demurral
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07209089-n
|
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
|
|
+ demurrer
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198750-n
|
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
|
|
+ demurrer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07209089-n
|
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
|
|
+ denial
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198750-n
|
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
|
|
+ Department_of_Justice
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08135342-n
|
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
|
|
+ depone
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01013040-v
|
make a deposition; declare under oath
|
|
+ depose
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01013040-v
|
make a deposition; declare under oath
|
|
+ deposition
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07194499-n
|
(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
|
|
+ deputy
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10005934-n
|
a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
|
|
+ derogation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00232147-n
|
(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law
|
|
+ detain
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00460900-v
|
stop or halt
|
|
+ dialectics
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06163396-n
|
a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
|
|
+ dictum
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06765887-n
|
an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
|
|
+ dilatory_plea
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06561461-n
|
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)
|
|
+ diplomatic_immunity
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-14529212-n
|
exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country
|
|
+ direct_evidence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06735077-n
|
evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute
|
|
+ direct_examination
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07195241-n
|
(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
|
|
+ directed_verdict
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01192814-n
|
a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury
|
|
+ director-stockholder_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13839287-n
|
the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders
|
|
+ diriment_impediment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05689909-n
|
(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
|
|
+ disbar
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02480588-v
|
remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
|
|
+ disbarment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00206779-n
|
the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law
|
|
+ disclaim
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00757375-v
|
make a disclaimer about
|
|
+ disclaim
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00758197-v
|
renounce a legal claim or title to
|
|
+ disclaimer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07207680-n
|
(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
|
|
+ discovery
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07214642-n
|
(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
|
|
+ disinherited
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01463642-a
|
deprived of your rightful heritage
|
|
+ dismiss
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00801626-v
|
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
|
|
+ dismissal
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190172-n
|
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
|
|
+ dispossess
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02314658-v
|
deprive of the possession of real estate
|
|
+ dispossession
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194331-n
|
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
|
|
+ disqualified
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00853225-a
|
disqualified by law or rule or provision
|
|
+ dissent
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07209305-n
|
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
|
|
+ dissenting_opinion
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06552320-n
|
an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
|
|
+ dissentious
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00554302-a
|
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
|
|
+ dissolution_of_marriage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01241216-n
|
an annulment of a marriage
|
|
+ distrain
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02353664-v
|
confiscate by distress
|
|
+ district_attorney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10019072-n
|
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
|
|
+ divestiture
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06540863-n
|
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
|
|
+ divisive
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00554302-a
|
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
|
|
+ divorce
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01201271-n
|
the legal dissolution of a marriage
|
|
+ divorce
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02490634-v
|
get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
|
|
+ divorce_lawyer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10020670-n
|
a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
|
|
+ divorcement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01201271-n
|
the legal dissolution of a marriage
|
|
+ dock
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03217191-n
|
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
|
|
+ docket
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06485593-n
|
(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities
|
|
+ docket
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01008546-v
|
make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list
|
|
+ docket
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01008719-v
|
place on the docket for legal action
|
|
+ Doing_Business_As
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06334512-n
|
(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
|
|
+ DoJ
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08135342-n
|
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
|
|
+ domicile
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08559155-n
|
(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
|
|
+ double_damages
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13292104-n
|
twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
|
|
+ double_jeopardy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198068-n
|
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
|
|
+ dower
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13264203-n
|
a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
|
|
+ drug_bust
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00086547-n
|
seizure of illegal drugs by the police
|
|
+ drug_war
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01236491-n
|
conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs
|
|
+ drugs_bust
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00086547-n
|
seizure of illegal drugs by the police
|
|
+ due
|
a
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence condition ]
|
eng-30-00137725-a
|
suitable to or expected in the circumstances
|
|
+ Earl_Warren
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11374789-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)
|
|
+ easement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05179180-n
|
(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)
|
|
+ ecclesiastical_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08453299-n
|
the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
|
|
+ edict
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06539770-n
|
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
|
|
+ Edward_D._White
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11384291-n
|
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
|
|
+ Edward_Douglas_White_Jr.
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11384291-n
|
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
|
|
+ Edward_White
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11384291-n
|
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
|
|
+ effect
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-04809642-n
|
(of a law) having legal validity
|
|
+ Eighteenth_Amendment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06728998-n
|
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932
|
|
+ electoral_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904135-n
|
a legal system for making democratic choices
|
|
+ Ellsworth
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10958381-n
|
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
|
|
+ embargo
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02493876-v
|
ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
|
|
+ eminent_domain
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05187187-n
|
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
|
|
+ empowered
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00179315-a
|
invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
|
|
+ enabling
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194806-a
|
providing legal power or sanction
|
|
+ enabling_act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06565201-n
|
a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law
|
|
+ enabling_clause
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06565201-n
|
a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law
|
|
+ enabling_legislation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535476-n
|
legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law
|
|
+ enact
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02427916-v
|
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
|
|
+ enactment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01126856-n
|
the passing of a law by a legislative body
|
|
+ endogamy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965049-n
|
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
|
|
+ enfeoff
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02363371-v
|
put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society
|
|
+ enfeoffment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06545960-n
|
under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service
|
|
+ enforceable_judgement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-80001022-n
|
A judgement which is enforceable
|
|
+ enfranchise
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02477011-v
|
grant voting rights
|
|
+ enfranchised
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00876609-a
|
endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
|
|
+ enfranchisement
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05187446-n
|
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
|
|
+ enjoin
|
v
|
2
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00746718-v
|
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
|
|
+ enjoin
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00796839-v
|
issue an injunction
|
|
+ enjoining
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542830-n
|
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
|
|
+ enjoinment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542830-n
|
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
|
|
+ enjoy
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01192510-v
|
have benefit from
|
|
+ enjoyment
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05190106-n
|
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
|
|
+ ensnare
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02578008-v
|
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
|
|
+ entitle
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02447370-v
|
give the right to
|
|
+ entitled
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00852425-a
|
qualified for by right according to law
|
|
+ entitlement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05181754-n
|
right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
|
|
+ entrap
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02578008-v
|
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
|
|
+ entrapment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01199035-n
|
a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
|
|
+ entry
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405296-n
|
a written record of a commercial transaction
|
|
+ equal_opportunity
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05186998-n
|
the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin
|
|
+ equal_protection_of_the_laws
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05186090-n
|
a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment
|
|
+ equity
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13333420-n
|
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
|
|
+ escheat
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13341593-n
|
a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
|
|
+ essential
|
a
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00055539-a
|
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
|
|
+ estate_for_life
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13251715-n
|
(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
|
|
+ estoppel
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06653911-n
|
a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
|
|
+ evasive_answer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06560758-n
|
(law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
|
|
+ evict
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01468058-v
|
expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
|
|
+ evict
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01468327-v
|
expel or eject without recourse to legal process
|
|
+ eviction
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194331-n
|
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
|
|
+ eviction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194904-n
|
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
|
|
+ evidentiary
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02723723-a
|
pertaining to or constituting evidence
|
|
+ exchangeable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00917613-a
|
suitable to be exchanged
|
|
+ exclusionary_rule
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06654074-n
|
a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
|
|
+ execute
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02563860-v
|
carry out the legalities of
|
|
+ execution
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06553846-n
|
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
|
|
+ execution
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06554078-n
|
(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
|
|
+ execution_of_instrument
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06554078-n
|
(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
|
|
+ executor-heir_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13839468-n
|
the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir
|
|
+ exemplary_damages
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13291831-n
|
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
|
|
+ exogamy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965274-n
|
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
|
|
+ expedite
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02438730-v
|
process fast and efficiently
|
|
+ expense_record
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404156-n
|
a written record of money spent
|
|
+ extralegal
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01403469-a
|
not regulated or sanctioned by law
|
|
+ factious
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00554302-a
|
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
|
|
+ fair_hearing
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01200502-n
|
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)
|
|
+ fair_use
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05214211-n
|
the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties
|
|
+ fair-trade_act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06564640-n
|
formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975
|
|
+ false_imprisonment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01147222-n
|
(law) confinement without legal authority
|
|
+ false_pretence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00772026-n
|
(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
|
|
+ false_pretense
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00772026-n
|
(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
|
|
+ false_verdict
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01193044-n
|
a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence
|
|
+ farm_bill
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06537701-n
|
a statute that would regulate farm production and prices
|
|
+ fatwa
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01191610-n
|
a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
|
|
+ FBI
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08136260-n
|
a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
|
|
+ Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08136260-n
|
a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
|
|
+ federal_job_safety_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535652-n
|
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
|
|
+ federal_tax_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13401412-n
|
lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable
|
|
+ fee
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13288529-n
|
an interest in land capable of being inherited
|
|
+ fee_simple
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13288661-n
|
a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away
|
|
+ fee_tail
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13288798-n
|
a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away
|
|
+ fiat
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06539770-n
|
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
|
|
+ fictitious_name
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06334512-n
|
(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
|
|
+ fiduciary_duty
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01131656-n
|
the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary
|
|
+ fiduciary_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13838386-n
|
the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter
|
|
+ fieri_facias
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06555191-n
|
a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt
|
|
+ Fifth_Amendment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06728331-n
|
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
|
|
+ filer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10087736-n
|
a party who files a notice with a law court
|
|
+ filibuster
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01068012-n
|
(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
|
|
+ filibuster
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02466496-v
|
obstruct deliberately by delaying
|
|
+ final_decision
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01189001-n
|
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
|
|
+ final_injunction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06543389-n
|
injunction issued on completion of a trial
|
|
+ final_judgment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01189001-n
|
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
|
|
+ find
|
v
|
11
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00971999-v
|
decide on and make a declaration about
|
|
+ finding
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01191975-n
|
the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
|
|
+ finding_of_fact
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01192150-n
|
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
|
|
+ finding_of_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01192463-n
|
a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts
|
|
+ fine
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02498716-v
|
issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
|
|
+ fire_code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06668813-n
|
set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc
|
|
+ First_Amendment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06728034-n
|
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
|
|
+ first_mortgage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13352464-n
|
a mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by law
|
|
+ FISA
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06565397-n
|
an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance
|
|
+ floor_leader
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10097154-n
|
the legislator who organizes his party's strategy
|
|
+ force
|
n
|
9
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-04809642-n
|
(of a law) having legal validity
|
|
+ force_out
|
v
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01468058-v
|
expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
|
|
+ foreclose
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02276568-v
|
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
|
|
+ foreclosure
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00090076-n
|
the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
|
|
+ Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06565397-n
|
an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance
|
|
+ Fourteenth_Amendment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06728726-n
|
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
|
|
+ frame
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02578008-v
|
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
|
|
+ franchise
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05187446-n
|
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
|
|
+ Frederick_Moore_Vinson
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11367035-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953)
|
|
+ free_pardon
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01249315-n
|
the formal act of liberating someone
|
|
+ freedom_from_cruel_and_unusual_punishment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05185752-n
|
a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ freedom_from_discrimination
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05186766-n
|
immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States
|
|
+ freedom_from_double_jeopardy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05185106-n
|
a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ freedom_from_involuntary_servitude
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05185921-n
|
a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ freedom_from_search_and_seizure
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05184461-n
|
a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ freedom_from_self-incrimination
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05184810-n
|
the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
|
|
+ freedom_of_assembly
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05184082-n
|
the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ freedom_of_religion
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05183624-n
|
a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ freedom_of_speech
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05183779-n
|
a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ freedom_of_the_press
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05183932-n
|
a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ freedom_to_bear_arms
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05184313-n
|
a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ friend_of_the_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09788237-n
|
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
|
|
+ frontbencher
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10113362-n
|
a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party
|
|
+ fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06654275-n
|
a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
|
|
+ fruition
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05214374-n
|
enjoyment derived from use or possession
|
|
+ Fulbright
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10985160-n
|
United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
|
|
+ Fuller
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10985653-n
|
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
|
|
+ fundamental_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533648-n
|
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
|
|
+ fungible
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00917956-a
|
of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation
|
|
+ gag_law
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06538412-n
|
any law that limits freedom of the press
|
|
+ gag_order
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06557585-n
|
a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit
|
|
+ game_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06538525-n
|
a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals
|
|
+ garageman's_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13402389-n
|
the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles
|
|
+ garnish
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02274079-v
|
take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
|
|
+ garnishee
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02274079-v
|
take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
|
|
+ garnishment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06557827-n
|
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
|
|
+ general_damages
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13291356-n
|
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
|
|
+ general_ledger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404655-n
|
the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts)
|
|
+ general_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13401610-n
|
a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property
|
|
+ general_verdict
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01193176-n
|
an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
|
|
+ get_off
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00905059-v
|
cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case
|
|
+ give
|
v
|
35
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01069638-v
|
accord by verdict
|
|
+ give
|
v
|
28
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02564052-v
|
execute and deliver
|
|
+ go-as-you-please
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00607009-a
|
not bound by rule or law or convention
|
|
+ governing
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00792075-a
|
responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
|
|
+ grand_jury
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08414964-n
|
a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments
|
|
+ grant
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13254237-n
|
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
|
|
+ grant
|
v
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02255942-v
|
transfer by deed
|
|
+ grievance
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07236466-n
|
an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
|
|
+ grubstake
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13287239-n
|
funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
|
|
+ grubstake
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02216232-v
|
supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits
|
|
+ guarantee
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13353004-n
|
a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
|
|
+ guaranty
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13353004-n
|
a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
|
|
+ habeas_corpus
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05183453-n
|
the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
|
|
+ habeas_corpus
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06554373-n
|
a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
|
|
+ halal
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01879912-a
|
proper or legitimate
|
|
+ Harlan_F._Stone
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11319810-n
|
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
|
|
+ Harlan_Fisk_Stone
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11319810-n
|
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
|
|
+ Harlan_Stone
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11319810-n
|
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
|
|
+ Hays
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11036521-n
|
United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
|
|
+ Hays
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11036668-n
|
United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
|
|
+ health_code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06669193-n
|
set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc
|
|
+ hear
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02500902-v
|
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
|
|
+ hearing
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01199697-n
|
(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
|
|
+ hearsay_evidence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06735922-n
|
evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge
|
|
+ hearsay_rule
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06654490-n
|
a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
|
|
+ heirloom
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13264688-n
|
something that has been in a family for generations
|
|
+ hereditary
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01314197-a
|
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
|
|
+ heritable
|
a
|
1
|
[ genetics jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01313929-a
|
capable of being inherited
|
|
+ heritage
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13262913-n
|
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
|
|
+ high_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08336188-n
|
the highest court in most states of the United States
|
|
+ Hilary_Clinton
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10902752-n
|
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
|
|
+ Hilary_Rodham_Clinton
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10902752-n
|
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
|
|
+ homestead_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06538655-n
|
a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads
|
|
+ Hoover
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11058914-n
|
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
|
|
+ hudood
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08456178-n
|
Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
|
|
+ hudud
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08456178-n
|
Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
|
|
+ Hughes
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11064662-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)
|
|
+ hung_jury
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08415127-n
|
a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
|
|
+ hypothecate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01062050-v
|
pledge without delivery or title of possession
|
|
+ illegal_possession
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00810498-n
|
possession of controlled substances
|
|
+ imperial_decree
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06541167-n
|
a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
|
|
+ impound
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02273293-v
|
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
|
|
+ impounding
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00086297-n
|
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
|
|
+ impoundment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00086297-n
|
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
|
|
+ imprisonment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01162376-n
|
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
|
|
+ in_and_of_itself
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00036762-r
|
with respect to its inherent nature
|
|
+ incendiary
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01897378-a
|
arousing to action or rebellion
|
|
+ incitive
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01897378-a
|
arousing to action or rebellion
|
|
+ incompetent
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00512261-a
|
legally not qualified or sufficient
|
|
+ indirect_evidence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06735533-n
|
evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
|
|
+ infection
|
n
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-04811296-n
|
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
|
|
+ inflammatory
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01897378-a
|
arousing to action or rebellion
|
|
+ inheritable
|
a
|
1
|
[ genetics jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01313929-a
|
capable of being inherited
|
|
+ inheritance
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13262913-n
|
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
|
|
+ injunction
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542830-n
|
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
|
|
+ inmarriage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965049-n
|
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
|
|
+ inmarry
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02489183-v
|
marry within one's own tribe or group
|
|
+ inner
|
a
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01348835-a
|
innermost or essential
|
|
+ instigative
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01897378-a
|
arousing to action or rebellion
|
|
+ instruct
|
v
|
2
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00749963-v
|
give instructions or directions for some task
|
|
+ insurable_interest
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13287540-n
|
an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured
|
|
+ insurgent
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00963283-a
|
in opposition to a civil authority or government
|
|
+ intercede
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00760956-v
|
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
|
|
+ interdict
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06558088-n
|
a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
|
|
+ interdiction
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06558088-n
|
a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
|
|
+ interest
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13286801-n
|
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
|
|
+ interlocutory_injunction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06543536-n
|
injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over
|
|
+ intermarriage
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965049-n
|
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
|
|
+ intermarriage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965274-n
|
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
|
|
+ intermarry
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02490090-v
|
marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group
|
|
+ intermediate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00760956-v
|
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
|
|
+ internal
|
a
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01348835-a
|
innermost or essential
|
|
+ international_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08454003-n
|
the body of laws governing relations between nations
|
|
+ internment
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00086297-n
|
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
|
|
+ intervention
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01023242-n
|
(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
|
|
+ intestate
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02444894-a
|
having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
|
|
+ intimate
|
a
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01348835-a
|
innermost or essential
|
|
+ intra_vires
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01347935-a
|
within the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc
|
|
+ intrinsic
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01348258-a
|
belonging to a thing by its very nature
|
|
+ intrinsical
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01348258-a
|
belonging to a thing by its very nature
|
|
+ intrinsically
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00036762-r
|
with respect to its inherent nature
|
|
+ invalidate
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00448440-v
|
take away the legal force of or render ineffective
|
|
+ invalidation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01240979-n
|
(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
|
|
+ Islamic_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455829-n
|
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
|
|
+ J._Edgar_Hoover
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11058914-n
|
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
|
|
+ jactitation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06757479-n
|
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
|
|
+ James_William_Fulbright
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10985160-n
|
United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
|
|
+ Jay
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11081111-n
|
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
|
|
+ John_Edgar_Hoover
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11058914-n
|
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
|
|
+ John_Jay
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11081111-n
|
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
|
|
+ John_Rutledge
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11276676-n
|
United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)
|
|
+ joint_resolution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06512324-n
|
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)
|
|
+ jointure
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13264342-n
|
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
|
|
+ journal
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405166-n
|
a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
|
|
+ judge_advocate_general
|
n
|
1
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10226060-n
|
the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
|
|
+ judgement
|
n
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01187810-n
|
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
|
|
+ judgement_by_default
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188537-n
|
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
|
|
+ judgement_in_personam
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01189650-n
|
a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
|
|
+ judgement_in_rem
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01189929-n
|
a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
|
|
+ judgement_of_dismissal
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190172-n
|
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
|
|
+ judgement_on_the_merits
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190364-n
|
judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
|
|
+ judgement_on_the_pleadings
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190561-n
|
a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
|
|
+ judgment
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01187810-n
|
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
|
|
+ judgment_by_default
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188537-n
|
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
|
|
+ judgment_in_personam
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01189650-n
|
a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
|
|
+ judgment_in_rem
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01189929-n
|
a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
|
|
+ judgment_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13401746-n
|
lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale
|
|
+ judgment_of_dismissal
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190172-n
|
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
|
|
+ judgment_on_the_merits
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190364-n
|
judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
|
|
+ judgment_on_the_pleadings
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190561-n
|
a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
|
|
+ judicial_admission
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07216761-n
|
(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
|
|
+ judicial_branch
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08356903-n
|
the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
|
|
+ judicial_decision
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01187810-n
|
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
|
|
+ judicial_doctrine
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05956651-n
|
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
|
|
+ judicial_principle
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05956651-n
|
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
|
|
+ judicial_proceeding
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01186810-n
|
a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
|
|
+ judicial_review
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01197658-n
|
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
|
|
+ judicial_separation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06541381-n
|
a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
|
|
+ jural
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01401105-a
|
of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
|
|
+ jurisdiction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05198427-n
|
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
|
|
+ juristic
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01401105-a
|
of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
|
|
+ jury_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05903738-n
|
a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
|
|
+ jus_civile
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534659-n
|
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
|
|
+ jus_sanguinis
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05956906-n
|
the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
|
|
+ jus_soli
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05957078-n
|
the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
|
|
+ Justice
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08135342-n
|
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
|
|
+ Justice_Department
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08135342-n
|
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
|
|
+ justice_of_the_peace
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10228468-n
|
a local magistrate with limited powers
|
|
+ Justinian_code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534659-n
|
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
|
|
+ juvenile_delinquency
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00736219-n
|
an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
|
|
+ kidnapping
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00775702-n
|
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
|
|
+ King's_Counsel
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10235269-n
|
Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king
|
|
+ land_grant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13254697-n
|
a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)
|
|
+ landlord's_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13401970-n
|
lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property
|
|
+ law
|
n
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00611143-n
|
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
|
|
+ law_agent
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10249191-n
|
a solicitor in Scotland
|
|
+ law_enforcement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01128137-n
|
ensuring obedience to the laws
|
|
+ law_firm
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08064039-n
|
a firm of lawyers
|
|
+ law_merchant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455037-n
|
the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
|
|
+ Law_of_Moses
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455520-n
|
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)
|
|
+ law_of_nations
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08454003-n
|
the body of laws governing relations between nations
|
|
+ law_of_the_land
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08454445-n
|
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
|
|
+ law_practice
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00632104-n
|
the practice of law
|
|
+ lawfully-begotten
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01406853-a
|
born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights
|
|
+ lawsuit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01182654-n
|
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
|
|
+ lawyer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10249950-n
|
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
|
|
+ lawyer-client_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13839662-n
|
the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
|
|
+ ledger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404248-n
|
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
|
|
+ ledger_entry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405296-n
|
a written record of a commercial transaction
|
|
+ left-handed
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01408240-a
|
(of marriages) illicit or informal
|
|
+ legal
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02754096-a
|
of or relating to jurisprudence
|
|
+ legal
|
a
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02754197-a
|
relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
|
|
+ legal_action
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01181902-n
|
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
|
|
+ legal_assistant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10397886-n
|
a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
|
|
+ legal_code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06667792-n
|
a code of laws adopted by a state or nation
|
|
+ legal_community
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08112402-n
|
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
|
|
+ legal_duty
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01131515-n
|
acts which the law requires be done or forborne
|
|
+ legal_fee
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13321992-n
|
a fee paid for legal service
|
|
+ legal_guardian
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10732314-n
|
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
|
|
+ legal_jointure
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13264342-n
|
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
|
|
+ legal_ouster
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194331-n
|
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
|
|
+ legal_power
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05198427-n
|
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
|
|
+ legal_principle
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05956651-n
|
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
|
|
+ legal_proceeding
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01184814-n
|
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
|
|
+ legal_profession
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08112402-n
|
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
|
|
+ legal_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13838205-n
|
a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)
|
|
+ legal_representation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-14000820-n
|
personal representation that has legal status
|
|
+ legal_representative
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10253296-n
|
a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will)
|
|
+ legal_residence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08559155-n
|
(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
|
|
+ legal_separation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01201429-n
|
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
|
|
+ legal_separation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06541381-n
|
a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
|
|
+ legal_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05903229-n
|
a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
|
|
+ leger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404248-n
|
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
|
|
+ legislation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535222-n
|
law enacted by a legislative body
|
|
+ legislative
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02829422-a
|
of or relating to or created by legislation
|
|
+ legislative_act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06564387-n
|
an act passed by a legislative body
|
|
+ legislator
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10253995-n
|
someone who makes or enacts laws
|
|
+ lettre_de_cachet
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06548110-n
|
a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
|
|
+ liable
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02366365-a
|
subject to legal action
|
|
+ liaise
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00760956-v
|
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
|
|
+ libel
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06562436-n
|
the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
|
|
+ libel
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06720371-n
|
a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
|
|
+ libel
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00847683-v
|
print slanderous statements against
|
|
+ lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13401013-n
|
the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
|
|
+ life_estate
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13251715-n
|
(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
|
|
+ lift
|
v
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ limit
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00235368-v
|
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
|
|
+ limitation
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-15224293-n
|
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
|
|
+ limited_audit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13411385-n
|
an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.)
|
|
+ Lincoln
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11132462-n
|
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
|
|
+ Lincolnesque
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03034580-a
|
of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
|
|
+ Lincolnian
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03034580-a
|
of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
|
|
+ liquidator
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10265532-n
|
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
|
|
+ lis_pendens
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01184720-n
|
a pending lawsuit
|
|
+ list_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904616-n
|
based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
|
|
+ litigate
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02582042-v
|
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
|
|
+ litigation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01186810-n
|
a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
|
|
+ litigious
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02859221-a
|
of or relating to litigation
|
|
+ lodgement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07236627-n
|
bringing a charge or accusation against someone
|
|
+ lodgment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07236627-n
|
bringing a charge or accusation against someone
|
|
+ major
|
a
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01471848-a
|
of full legal age
|
|
+ majority_leader
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10283824-n
|
leader of the majority party in a legislature
|
|
+ majority_opinion
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06552470-n
|
the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')
|
|
+ malice_aforethought
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05795957-n
|
(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
|
|
+ mandamus
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06554675-n
|
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
|
|
+ mandatory_injunction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06543246-n
|
injunction requiring the performance of some specific act
|
|
+ marine_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08454191-n
|
the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
|
|
+ marital
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02852920-a
|
of or relating to the state of marriage
|
|
+ marital_status
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13963757-n
|
the condition of being married or unmarried
|
|
+ maritime_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08454191-n
|
the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
|
|
+ marriage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13963970-n
|
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
|
|
+ marriage_of_convenience
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965515-n
|
a marriage for expediency rather than love
|
|
+ married
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02852920-a
|
of or relating to the state of marriage
|
|
+ martial_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08454818-n
|
the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
|
|
+ mated
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01482956-a
|
mated sexually
|
|
+ matrimonial
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02852920-a
|
of or relating to the state of marriage
|
|
+ matrimony
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13963970-n
|
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
|
|
+ matter_of_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06784470-n
|
a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide
|
|
+ mechanic's_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13402209-n
|
lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure
|
|
+ mediate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00760956-v
|
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
|
|
+ medicolegal
|
a
|
1
|
[ medicine jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02760615-a
|
pertaining to legal aspects of the practice of medicine (as malpractice or patient consent for operations or patient information)
|
|
+ Melville_W._Fuller
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10985653-n
|
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
|
|
+ Melville_Weston_Fuller
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10985653-n
|
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
|
|
+ Member_of_Parliament
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10400437-n
|
an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons
|
|
+ mens_rea
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05795957-n
|
(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
|
|
+ mercantile_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455037-n
|
the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
|
|
+ mesalliance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965780-n
|
a marriage with a person of inferior social status
|
|
+ method_of_accounting
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13405962-n
|
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
|
|
+ military_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08334087-n
|
a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel
|
|
+ military_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455271-n
|
the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel
|
|
+ minor
|
a
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01471954-a
|
not of legal age
|
|
+ minority_leader
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10321233-n
|
leader of the minority party in a legislature
|
|
+ misalliance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965627-n
|
an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
|
|
+ misally
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02430421-v
|
make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately
|
|
+ mistrial
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01199252-n
|
a trial that is invalid or inconclusive
|
|
+ mitigating_circumstance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05823317-n
|
(law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense
|
|
+ mixed_nuisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05831270-n
|
a nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same time
|
|
+ molest
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02569495-v
|
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
|
|
+ molestation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00773047-n
|
the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
|
|
+ monandrous
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01544580-a
|
having only one husband at a time
|
|
+ monandry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13965888-n
|
the state of having only one husband at a time
|
|
+ monition
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06558434-n
|
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
|
|
+ monogamous
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01544347-a
|
(used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate
|
|
+ monogamousness
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13966007-n
|
having only one spouse at a time
|
|
+ monogamy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13966007-n
|
having only one spouse at a time
|
|
+ monogynic
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01544688-a
|
having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines)
|
|
+ monogynous
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01544688-a
|
having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines)
|
|
+ monogyny
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13966201-n
|
having only one wife at a time
|
|
+ moot
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01977025-a
|
of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
|
|
+ moot
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01183638-n
|
a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
|
|
+ moot_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08334319-n
|
a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases
|
|
+ Morrison_R._Waite
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11370314-n
|
United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
|
|
+ Morrison_Remick_Waite
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11370314-n
|
United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
|
|
+ Morrison_Waite
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11370314-n
|
United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
|
|
+ mortgage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13352138-n
|
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
|
|
+ mortgage_deed
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06546157-n
|
deed embodying a mortgage
|
|
+ Mosaic_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455520-n
|
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)
|
|
+ muniments
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06546931-n
|
deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land
|
|
+ murder_conviction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194021-n
|
conviction for murder
|
|
+ naturalisation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01187620-n
|
the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
|
|
+ naturalise
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00412292-v
|
make into a citizen
|
|
+ naturalization
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01187620-n
|
the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
|
|
+ naturalize
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00412292-v
|
make into a citizen
|
|
+ negative_easement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-80001024-n
|
The right to prevent another from performing an otherwise lawful activity on their property
|
|
+ neglect_of_duty
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00740609-n
|
(law) breach of a duty
|
|
+ negociate
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02221178-v
|
transfer by endorsement to another in return for value received
|
|
+ next_friend
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10357207-n
|
(law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person
|
|
+ night_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08334451-n
|
a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night
|
|
+ Nineteenth_Amendment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06729251-n
|
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
|
|
+ nominal_damages
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13291614-n
|
(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
|
|
+ non_compos_mentis
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02076988-a
|
not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial
|
|
+ non_pros
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188783-n
|
a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
|
|
+ non_prosequitur
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01188783-n
|
a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
|
|
+ nonaged
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01471954-a
|
not of legal age
|
|
+ nonarbitrable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00140437-a
|
not appropriate for or subject to arbitration
|
|
+ nonlegal
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01403469-a
|
not regulated or sanctioned by law
|
|
+ nonmandatory
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00847972-a
|
not required by rule or law
|
|
+ nonobligatory
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00847972-a
|
not required by rule or law
|
|
+ nonreturnable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00777238-a
|
that may not be returned
|
|
+ nontransferable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00094324-a
|
incapable of being transferred
|
|
+ notarise
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00822101-v
|
authenticate as a notary
|
|
+ notarize
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00822101-v
|
authenticate as a notary
|
|
+ notary
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10363149-n
|
someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
|
|
+ notary_public
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10363149-n
|
someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
|
|
+ notification
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01187463-n
|
an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
|
|
+ novate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00577330-v
|
replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
|
|
+ novation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00196848-n
|
(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
|
|
+ nuisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05830527-n
|
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
|
|
+ nuisance_abatement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00361459-n
|
(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
|
|
+ null
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02500590-a
|
lacking any legal or binding force
|
|
+ obiter_dictum
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06765887-n
|
an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
|
|
+ objection
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01025678-n
|
(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
|
|
+ obstruction_of_justice
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01181212-n
|
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
|
|
+ occupational_safety_and_health_act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535652-n
|
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
|
|
+ of_sound_mind
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02073678-a
|
of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to go to trial
|
|
+ of_unsound_mind
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02076988-a
|
not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial
|
|
+ offending
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01631025-a
|
offending against or breaking a law or rule
|
|
+ Old_Bullion
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10845763-n
|
United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
|
|
+ Oliver_Ellsworth
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10958381-n
|
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
|
|
+ open_marriage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13966496-n
|
a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
|
|
+ opinion
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01191158-n
|
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
|
|
+ ordain
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00746084-v
|
issue an order
|
|
+ ordain
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02427916-v
|
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
|
|
+ ordeal
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01196477-n
|
a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
|
|
+ order
|
n
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06539770-n
|
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
|
|
+ order
|
v
|
1
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00746718-v
|
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
|
|
+ ordinance
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06565788-n
|
a statute enacted by a city government
|
|
+ ordinary
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10382380-n
|
a judge of a probate court
|
|
+ organic_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533648-n
|
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
|
|
+ ouster
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194615-n
|
a wrongful dispossession
|
|
+ overfamiliar
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00205150-a
|
taking undue liberties
|
|
+ override
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00716130-v
|
rule against
|
|
+ overrule
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00716130-v
|
rule against
|
|
+ overthrow
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00716130-v
|
rule against
|
|
+ overturn
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00716130-v
|
rule against
|
|
+ overturn
|
v
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ papal_bull
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06726761-n
|
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
|
|
+ paralegal
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10397886-n
|
a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
|
|
+ pardon
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01249315-n
|
the formal act of liberating someone
|
|
+ pardon
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06552639-n
|
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
|
|
+ parking_ticket
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06559004-n
|
a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place
|
|
+ Parliamentarian
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10400437-n
|
an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons
|
|
+ parol_evidence_rule
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06654639-n
|
a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract
|
|
+ parole
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01257701-n
|
(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
|
|
+ partner_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13839888-n
|
the responsibility of partners to act in one another's best interests
|
|
+ party_whip
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10776766-n
|
a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
|
|
+ passage
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01126856-n
|
the passing of a law by a legislative body
|
|
+ passbook
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13414159-n
|
a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
|
|
+ patent_right
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05188646-n
|
the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention
|
|
+ patent_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05903878-n
|
a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors
|
|
+ paternity_suit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01183798-n
|
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)
|
|
+ patrimonial
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01314197-a
|
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
|
|
+ patrimony
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13263920-n
|
an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
|
|
+ pawn
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13350875-n
|
an article deposited as security
|
|
+ payroll
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13412721-n
|
a list of employees and their salaries
|
|
+ paysheet
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13412721-n
|
a list of employees and their salaries
|
|
+ payslip
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13412131-n
|
a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out
|
|
+ penal
|
a
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01404370-a
|
subject to punishment by law
|
|
+ penal_code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06668019-n
|
the legal code governing crimes and their punishment
|
|
+ per_se
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00036762-r
|
with respect to its inherent nature
|
|
+ permanent_injunction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06543389-n
|
injunction issued on completion of a trial
|
|
+ permissive
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01763594-a
|
not preventive
|
|
+ personal_judgement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01189650-n
|
a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
|
|
+ personal_judgment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01189650-n
|
a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
|
|
+ petit_jury
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08415272-n
|
a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings
|
|
+ petitioner
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10672192-n
|
someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
|
|
+ petty_jury
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08415272-n
|
a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings
|
|
+ pickup
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06547832-n
|
a warrant to take someone into custody
|
|
+ plaint
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07236759-n
|
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
|
|
+ plaintiff
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10437852-n
|
a person who brings an action in a court of law
|
|
+ plea
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01197928-n
|
an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
|
|
+ plea
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06561138-n
|
(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
|
|
+ plea_bargain
|
n
|
1
|
[ criminal_law jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06563950-n
|
(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
|
|
+ plea_bargaining
|
n
|
1
|
[ criminal_law jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06563950-n
|
(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
|
|
+ plea-bargain
|
v
|
1
|
[ criminal_law jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00764526-v
|
agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge
|
|
+ pleader
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09775663-n
|
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
|
|
+ pledge
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13350702-n
|
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
|
|
+ pledge
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00886281-v
|
give as a guarantee
|
|
+ police_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08334873-n
|
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
|
|
+ polyandrous
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01545203-a
|
having more than one husband at a time
|
|
+ polyandry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13966795-n
|
having more than one husband at a time
|
|
+ polygamous
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01544856-a
|
having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals
|
|
+ polygamy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13966925-n
|
having more than one spouse at a time
|
|
+ polygynous
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01545317-a
|
having more than one wife at a time
|
|
+ polygyny
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13967089-n
|
having more than one wife at a time
|
|
+ pooling_of_interest
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13407012-n
|
an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free
|
|
+ poor_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06538785-n
|
a law providing support for the poor
|
|
+ pound
|
v
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01302365-v
|
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
|
|
+ pound_up
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01302365-v
|
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
|
|
+ poundage
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00086297-n
|
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
|
|
+ practice_of_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00611143-n
|
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
|
|
+ pragmatic
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06541578-n
|
an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
|
|
+ pragmatic_sanction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06541578-n
|
an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
|
|
+ pre-emption
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05957238-n
|
the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
|
|
+ precedent
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535035-n
|
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
|
|
+ precedent
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08453722-n
|
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
|
|
+ preemption
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05957238-n
|
the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
|
|
+ prefer
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02400251-v
|
give preference to one creditor over another
|
|
+ premeditate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00704073-v
|
consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
|
|
+ premeditation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05796222-n
|
(law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent
|
|
+ presentment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01187463-n
|
an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
|
|
+ President_Abraham_Lincoln
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11132462-n
|
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
|
|
+ President_Lincoln
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11132462-n
|
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
|
|
+ President_Taft
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11328714-n
|
27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
|
|
+ presumption
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05781347-n
|
(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
|
|
+ pretrial
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07145026-n
|
(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
|
|
+ pretrial_conference
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07145026-n
|
(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
|
|
+ prevailing_party
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10470314-n
|
the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor
|
|
+ primogeniture
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13263257-n
|
right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
|
|
+ principle
|
n
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05793210-n
|
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
|
|
+ private_nuisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05831412-n
|
a nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land
|
|
+ privilege_against_self_incrimination
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05184810-n
|
the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
|
|
+ probable_cause
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05824514-n
|
(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
|
|
+ probate
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06544432-n
|
a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
|
|
+ probate
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02465297-v
|
establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)
|
|
+ probate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02643872-v
|
put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
|
|
+ probate_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08335087-n
|
a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates
|
|
+ probate_will
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06544432-n
|
a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
|
|
+ probation
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01258251-n
|
(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
|
|
+ procedural
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00055340-a
|
relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
|
|
+ procedure
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01023636-n
|
a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
|
|
+ proceeding
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01184814-n
|
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
|
|
+ proceedings
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01184814-n
|
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
|
|
+ process
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06556692-n
|
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
|
|
+ process
|
v
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01438681-v
|
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
|
|
+ process
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02582042-v
|
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
|
|
+ process_of_monition
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06558434-n
|
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
|
|
+ produce
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02141146-v
|
bring out for display
|
|
+ production
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00522736-n
|
(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
|
|
+ programma
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06541726-n
|
an edict that has been publicly posted
|
|
+ prohibited
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01402498-a
|
forbidden by law
|
|
+ prohibition
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06541820-n
|
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
|
|
+ prohibition
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542047-n
|
a decree that prohibits something
|
|
+ promulgator
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10482587-n
|
(law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)
|
|
+ proscription
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542047-n
|
a decree that prohibits something
|
|
+ prosecute
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02581477-v
|
bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
|
|
+ prosecute
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02581900-v
|
conduct a prosecution in a court of law
|
|
+ prosecuting_attorney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10484858-n
|
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
|
|
+ prosecuting_officer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10484858-n
|
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
|
|
+ prosecution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198307-n
|
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
|
|
+ prosecutor
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10484858-n
|
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
|
|
+ prove
|
v
|
9
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00665771-v
|
obtain probate of
|
|
+ provost_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08334693-n
|
a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area
|
|
+ public_defender
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10490557-n
|
a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
|
|
+ public_easement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05179027-n
|
any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)
|
|
+ public_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534548-n
|
a law affecting the public at large
|
|
+ public_nuisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05831566-n
|
a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public
|
|
+ public_prosecutor
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10484858-n
|
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
|
|
+ punishable
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01404370-a
|
subject to punishment by law
|
|
+ punitive_damages
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13291831-n
|
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
|
|
+ quarter_sessions
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08335253-n
|
a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
|
|
+ Queen's_Counsel
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10500824-n
|
Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen
|
|
+ question_of_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06784470-n
|
a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide
|
|
+ quitclaim
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06546783-n
|
document transferring title or right or claim to another
|
|
+ quitclaim_deed
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06546783-n
|
document transferring title or right or claim to another
|
|
+ quo_warranto
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01200857-n
|
a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty
|
|
+ quotient_verdict
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01193535-n
|
an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
|
|
+ rabble-rousing
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01897378-a
|
arousing to action or rebellion
|
|
+ Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533039-n
|
law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
|
|
+ rape
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00773402-n
|
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
|
|
+ rape_conviction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194125-n
|
conviction for rape
|
|
+ ratiocinate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00633265-v
|
reason methodologically and logically
|
|
+ rationale
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05793210-n
|
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
|
|
+ ravishment
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00773402-n
|
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
|
|
+ re-examine
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00788971-v
|
question after cross-examination by opposing counsel
|
|
+ re-sentencing
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01165919-n
|
(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
|
|
+ receiver
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10265532-n
|
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
|
|
+ receiver-creditor_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13840039-n
|
the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor
|
|
+ receivership
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01186578-n
|
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
|
|
+ recission
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00232863-n
|
(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
|
|
+ recognisance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13350443-n
|
(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
|
|
+ recognizance
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13350443-n
|
(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
|
|
+ reconvict
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00906637-v
|
convict anew
|
|
+ record
|
n
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13403643-n
|
a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
|
|
+ recusal
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01080062-n
|
(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
|
|
+ recusation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01026020-n
|
(law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties
|
|
+ recusation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01080062-n
|
(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
|
|
+ recuse
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00686249-v
|
challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
|
|
+ recuse
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00972867-v
|
disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
|
|
+ red_tape
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01025563-n
|
needlessly time-consuming procedure
|
|
+ redirect_examination
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07195404-n
|
(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
|
|
+ reenact
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02428202-v
|
enact again
|
|
+ reexamination
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07195404-n
|
(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
|
|
+ referee
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10514643-n
|
an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
|
|
+ refresher
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13322343-n
|
a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
|
|
+ register
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13412321-n
|
a book in which names and transactions are listed
|
|
+ register
|
v
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02472033-v
|
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
|
|
+ regulated
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01962310-a
|
controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law
|
|
+ rehear
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02501159-v
|
hear or try a court case anew
|
|
+ Rehnquist
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11256765-n
|
United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)
|
|
+ relation
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05957428-n
|
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
|
|
+ relation_back
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05957428-n
|
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
|
|
+ relief
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13290991-n
|
(law) redress awarded by a court
|
|
+ remand
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00949974-v
|
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
|
|
+ remission
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00122106-n
|
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
|
|
+ remit
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00122106-n
|
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
|
|
+ remit
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00949974-v
|
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
|
|
+ remitment
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00122106-n
|
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
|
|
+ render
|
v
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02310328-v
|
make over as a return
|
|
+ rep
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09955944-n
|
informal abbreviation of `representative'
|
|
+ repeal
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ reportable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00472057-a
|
(of income) required by law to be reported
|
|
+ representative
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09955781-n
|
a member of the United States House of Representatives
|
|
+ reprieve
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01259034-n
|
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
|
|
+ reprieve
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06548317-n
|
a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
|
|
+ reprieve
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02644035-v
|
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
|
|
+ republish
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00169176-v
|
revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
|
|
+ res_gestae
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06735261-n
|
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
|
|
+ res_ipsa_loquitur
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06654791-n
|
a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
|
|
+ rescind
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ rescission
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00232863-n
|
(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
|
|
+ rescissory_action
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-80001005-n
|
A party of a contract can exercise this action in case of damage
|
|
+ rescript
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06539770-n
|
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
|
|
+ residuary
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03109963-a
|
entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts)
|
|
+ resisting_arrest
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00772550-n
|
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
|
|
+ respite
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01259034-n
|
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
|
|
+ respite
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02644035-v
|
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
|
|
+ respondent
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10524711-n
|
the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
|
|
+ retaliatory_eviction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01195187-n
|
an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states
|
|
+ retrial
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01199365-n
|
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
|
|
+ retry
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02501159-v
|
hear or try a court case anew
|
|
+ returnable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00776922-a
|
that may be returned
|
|
+ reversal
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01185981-n
|
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
|
|
+ reverse
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00716130-v
|
rule against
|
|
+ reverse
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ reversion
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13341350-n
|
(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)
|
|
+ reversionary
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-03111065-a
|
of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion)
|
|
+ revertible
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00777106-a
|
to be returned to the former owner or that owner's heirs
|
|
+ review
|
n
|
8
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01197258-n
|
(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
|
|
+ revocable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01760132-a
|
capable of being revoked or annulled
|
|
+ revocatory_action
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-80001007-n
|
A creditor's right to prevent the debtor to make prejudicial acts against the creditor's assets
|
|
+ revokable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01760132-a
|
capable of being revoked or annulled
|
|
+ revoke
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ RICO
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533039-n
|
law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
|
|
+ RICO_Act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533039-n
|
law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
|
|
+ right
|
n
|
8
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13341756-n
|
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
|
|
+ right_of_election
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05188801-n
|
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
|
|
+ right_of_entry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05189057-n
|
the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner
|
|
+ right_of_offset
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05189396-n
|
(banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default
|
|
+ right_of_privacy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05189591-n
|
a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity
|
|
+ right_of_re-entry
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05189208-n
|
the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)
|
|
+ right_of_way
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05189819-n
|
the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else
|
|
+ right_to_an_attorney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05185444-n
|
a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ right_to_confront_accusors
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05185598-n
|
a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ right_to_due_process
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05184620-n
|
a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution; reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment
|
|
+ right_to_speedy_and_public_trial_by_jury
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05185270-n
|
a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
|
|
+ right_to_vote
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05186306-n
|
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
|
|
+ Riot_Act
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06538895-n
|
a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them
|
|
+ robbery_conviction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01194225-n
|
conviction for robbery
|
|
+ Roger_Brooke_Taney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11330692-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)
|
|
+ Roger_Taney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11330692-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)
|
|
+ Roman_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534659-n
|
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
|
|
+ rule
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00971999-v
|
decide on and make a declaration about
|
|
+ rule_of_evidence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06653363-n
|
(law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved
|
|
+ rule_of_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13968973-n
|
a state of order in which events conform to the law
|
|
+ ruling
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01191158-n
|
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
|
|
+ rundown
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06469874-n
|
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
|
|
+ rusticate
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02502232-v
|
suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
|
|
+ rustication
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00209301-n
|
temporary dismissal of a student from a university
|
|
+ Rutledge
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11276676-n
|
United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)
|
|
+ Salic_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534918-n
|
the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes
|
|
+ sanitary_code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06669193-n
|
set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc
|
|
+ say
|
v
|
5
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00746718-v
|
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
|
|
+ sceptered
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00179315-a
|
invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
|
|
+ sceptred
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00179315-a
|
invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
|
|
+ scire_facias
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06555341-n
|
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
|
|
+ Scopes_trial
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01196759-n
|
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
|
|
+ scrutin_de_liste
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904616-n
|
based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
|
|
+ scrutin_de_liste_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904616-n
|
based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
|
|
+ scrutin_uninomial_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904313-n
|
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
|
|
+ scrutin_uninominal_voting_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904313-n
|
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
|
|
+ search_warrant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06547321-n
|
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
|
|
+ second_mortgage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13352610-n
|
a mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage
|
|
+ securities_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08456474-n
|
the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities
|
|
+ security_interest
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13287984-n
|
any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation
|
|
+ sedition
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00772813-n
|
an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
|
|
+ seditious
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00963283-a
|
in opposition to a civil authority or government
|
|
+ seditious
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01897378-a
|
arousing to action or rebellion
|
|
+ seize
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02273293-v
|
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
|
|
+ senator
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10578471-n
|
a member of a senate
|
|
+ senatorial
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02796301-a
|
of or relating to senators
|
|
+ send_back
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00949974-v
|
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
|
|
+ send_down
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02502232-v
|
suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
|
|
+ separation
|
n
|
8
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01201429-n
|
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
|
|
+ sequester
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02273293-v
|
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
|
|
+ sequester
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02273922-v
|
requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
|
|
+ sequestration
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06555570-n
|
a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
|
|
+ sergeant
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10581890-n
|
an English barrister of the highest rank
|
|
+ sergeant-at-law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10581890-n
|
an English barrister of the highest rank
|
|
+ serial_monogamy
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13966340-n
|
a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
|
|
+ serjeant
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10581890-n
|
an English barrister of the highest rank
|
|
+ serjeant-at-law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10581890-n
|
an English barrister of the highest rank
|
|
+ serve
|
v
|
11
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01438681-v
|
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
|
|
+ set_up
|
v
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02578008-v
|
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
|
|
+ settlor
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10584021-n
|
(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
|
|
+ sex_crime
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00774107-n
|
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
|
|
+ sex_offense
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00774107-n
|
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
|
|
+ sexual_abuse
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00774107-n
|
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
|
|
+ sexual_assault
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00774107-n
|
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
|
|
+ sharia
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455829-n
|
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
|
|
+ sharia_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455829-n
|
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
|
|
+ shariah
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455829-n
|
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
|
|
+ shariah_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08455829-n
|
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
|
|
+ show_trial
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01197119-n
|
a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance
|
|
+ sidebar
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07143450-n
|
(law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing
|
|
+ sigeh
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13967215-n
|
a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years
|
|
+ single-member_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904313-n
|
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
|
|
+ sinning
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01631217-a
|
transgressing a moral or divine law
|
|
+ smart_money
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13291831-n
|
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
|
|
+ snatch
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00775702-n
|
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
|
|
+ solicitor
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10623175-n
|
a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
|
|
+ special_act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06565919-n
|
a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district
|
|
+ special_jury
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08415469-n
|
a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
|
|
+ special_verdict
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01193672-n
|
a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other
|
|
+ speeding_ticket
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06558893-n
|
a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit
|
|
+ spinsterhood
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13967827-n
|
the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
|
|
+ split_up
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02490634-v
|
get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
|
|
+ spoil
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00203081-v
|
alter from the original
|
|
+ spoliation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01249616-n
|
(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
|
|
+ spousal_relationship
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13963970-n
|
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
|
|
+ stake
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13286801-n
|
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
|
|
+ Stamp_Act
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06564887-n
|
an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766
|
|
+ state_attorney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10649962-n
|
a prosecuting attorney for a state
|
|
+ state_senator
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10650076-n
|
a member of a state senate
|
|
+ state_supreme_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08336188-n
|
the highest court in most states of the United States
|
|
+ state_tax_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13402529-n
|
a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes
|
|
+ state's_attorney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10649962-n
|
a prosecuting attorney for a state
|
|
+ state's_evidence
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06736083-n
|
evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings
|
|
+ statute
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02286790-a
|
enacted by a legislative body
|
|
+ statute
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06564387-n
|
an act passed by a legislative body
|
|
+ statute_book
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06536227-n
|
a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction
|
|
+ statute_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06535222-n
|
law enacted by a legislative body
|
|
+ statute_of_limitations
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06533484-n
|
a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken
|
|
+ statutorily
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00465873-r
|
according to statute
|
|
+ statutory
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01401532-a
|
prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute
|
|
+ statutory
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02802848-a
|
relating to or created by statutes
|
|
+ statutory_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08456347-n
|
the body of laws created by legislative statutes
|
|
+ statutory_rape
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00846961-n
|
sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)
|
|
+ stay
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542267-n
|
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
|
|
+ stay
|
v
|
6
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00460900-v
|
stop or halt
|
|
+ stay
|
v
|
9
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02560021-v
|
stop a judicial process
|
|
+ stay_of_execution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06542569-n
|
an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
|
|
+ stipulation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07216761-n
|
(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
|
|
+ Stone
|
n
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11319810-n
|
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
|
|
+ submission
|
n
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06731510-n
|
(law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing
|
|
+ submit
|
v
|
9
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02310328-v
|
make over as a return
|
|
+ suborn
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00834943-v
|
induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
|
|
+ suborn
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00835158-v
|
procure (false testimony or perjury)
|
|
+ subornation
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06736946-n
|
perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give
|
|
+ subornation_of_perjury
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-07253142-n
|
(law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding
|
|
+ subpoena
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06557047-n
|
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
|
|
+ subpoena
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00793418-v
|
serve or summon with a subpoena
|
|
+ subpoena_ad_testificandum
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06557047-n
|
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
|
|
+ subpoena_duces_tecum
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06557317-n
|
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
|
|
+ subrogate
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02360882-v
|
substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
|
|
+ subrogation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00198118-n
|
(law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
|
|
+ subrogation_action
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-80001006-n
|
A creditor's right to exercise the actions in defence of his credit
|
|
+ subsidiary_ledger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13404879-n
|
details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger
|
|
+ substantiating
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ substantiative
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ substantive
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00055539-a
|
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
|
|
+ subversive
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00963283-a
|
in opposition to a civil authority or government
|
|
+ sue
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02582042-v
|
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
|
|
+ suer
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10672192-n
|
someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
|
|
+ suffrage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05186306-n
|
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
|
|
+ suit
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01182654-n
|
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
|
|
+ sum
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02752695-v
|
be a summary of
|
|
+ sum_up
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02752695-v
|
be a summary of
|
|
+ summarise
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02752695-v
|
be a summary of
|
|
+ summarize
|
v
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02752695-v
|
be a summary of
|
|
+ summary_judgement
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190561-n
|
a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
|
|
+ summary_judgment
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01190561-n
|
a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
|
|
+ summation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06469874-n
|
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
|
|
+ summing_up
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06469874-n
|
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
|
|
+ summon
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00791134-v
|
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
|
|
+ summons
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06556692-n
|
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
|
|
+ summons
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00791134-v
|
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
|
|
+ superior_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08335751-n
|
any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
|
|
+ Supreme_Court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08335886-n
|
the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
|
|
+ supreme_court
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08336188-n
|
the highest court in most states of the United States
|
|
+ Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08335886-n
|
the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
|
|
+ suspect
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-09762101-n
|
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
|
|
+ suspend
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02502037-v
|
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
|
|
+ suspension
|
n
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00209132-n
|
a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
|
|
+ swear
|
v
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01013040-v
|
make a deposition; declare under oath
|
|
+ swear_out
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01438681-v
|
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
|
|
+ sweat_equity
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13333546-n
|
interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance
|
|
+ Taft
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11328714-n
|
27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
|
|
+ Taney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11330692-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)
|
|
+ tax_law
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08456619-n
|
the body of laws governing taxation
|
|
+ tax_lien
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13402690-n
|
lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien)
|
|
+ tax_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904010-n
|
a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes
|
|
+ tell
|
v
|
4
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00746718-v
|
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
|
|
+ temporary_injunction
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06543536-n
|
injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over
|
|
+ temporary_removal
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00209132-n
|
a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
|
|
+ terminable_interest
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13288206-n
|
an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions
|
|
+ test_case
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198588-n
|
a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent
|
|
+ test_suit
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01198588-n
|
a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent
|
|
+ testate
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02444758-a
|
having made a legally valid will before death
|
|
+ testimonial
|
a
|
2
|
[ evidence jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02812989-a
|
of or relating to or constituting testimony
|
|
+ testimony
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06734467-n
|
a solemn statement made under oath
|
|
+ then
|
r
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00117903-r
|
at that time
|
|
+ therefor
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00044076-r
|
(in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it
|
|
+ Thomas_Hart_Benton
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10845763-n
|
United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
|
|
+ throw_out
|
v
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00801626-v
|
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
|
|
+ ticket
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06558678-n
|
a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
|
|
+ ticket
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02498716-v
|
issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
|
|
+ title_deed
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06546261-n
|
a legal document proving a person's right to property
|
|
+ trade_bill
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06537832-n
|
a statute that would regulate foreign trade
|
|
+ traffic_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08336355-n
|
a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses
|
|
+ transcript
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06505517-n
|
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
|
|
+ transfer
|
v
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02220461-v
|
cause to change ownership
|
|
+ transferee
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10724570-n
|
(law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
|
|
+ transferor
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10724999-n
|
(law) someone who conveys a title or property to another
|
|
+ transmissible
|
a
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01314197-a
|
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
|
|
+ treble_damages
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13292244-n
|
three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
|
|
+ trial
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01195867-n
|
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
|
|
+ trial_attorney
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10728361-n
|
a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law
|
|
+ trial_by_ordeal
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01196477-n
|
a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
|
|
+ trial_court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08336490-n
|
the first court before which the facts of a case are decided
|
|
+ trial_judge
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10728523-n
|
a judge in a trial court
|
|
+ trial_lawyer
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10728361-n
|
a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law
|
|
+ trier
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10729175-n
|
one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
|
|
+ trustee
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10732314-n
|
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
|
|
+ trustee-beneficiary_relation
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13840231-n
|
the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary
|
|
+ trustor
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10584021-n
|
(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
|
|
+ try
|
v
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02500902-v
|
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
|
|
+ turn_on
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02141414-v
|
produce suddenly or automatically
|
|
+ U._S._Code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06668147-n
|
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
|
|
+ U.S._Constitution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534132-n
|
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
|
|
+ ukase
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06541301-n
|
an edict of the Russian tsar
|
|
+ ultra_vires
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01348083-a
|
beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc
|
|
+ ultra_vires
|
r
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00482562-r
|
beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
|
|
+ unalterable
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00349148-a
|
of a sentence; that cannot be changed
|
|
+ unamended
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00354330-a
|
(of legislation) not amended
|
|
+ unappealable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00133065-a
|
not subject to appeal
|
|
+ unassignable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00094324-a
|
incapable of being transferred
|
|
+ unconstitutional
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00180211-a
|
not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution
|
|
+ underage
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01471954-a
|
not of legal age
|
|
+ undivided_interest
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13288337-n
|
the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property
|
|
+ undivided_right
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13288337-n
|
the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property
|
|
+ undue
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00137943-a
|
not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
|
|
+ unentitled
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00853631-a
|
having no right or entitlement
|
|
+ uninominal_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904313-n
|
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
|
|
+ uninominal_voting_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05904313-n
|
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
|
|
+ union
|
n
|
5
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13963970-n
|
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
|
|
+ United_States_Code
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06668147-n
|
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
|
|
+ United_States_Constitution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534132-n
|
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
|
|
+ United_States_Supreme_Court
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-08335886-n
|
the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
|
|
+ universal_suffrage
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05186626-n
|
suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
|
|
+ unmortgaged
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00869253-a
|
(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
|
|
+ unnaturalised
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01035976-a
|
not having acquired citizenship
|
|
+ unnaturalized
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01035976-a
|
not having acquired citizenship
|
|
+ unoffending
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01631703-a
|
not offending
|
|
+ unqualified
|
a
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00512261-a
|
legally not qualified or sufficient
|
|
+ unqualified
|
a
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00853631-a
|
having no right or entitlement
|
|
+ unregulated
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01962492-a
|
not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline
|
|
+ unreportable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00472177-a
|
(of income) not reportable; not required by law to be reported
|
|
+ untransferable
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00094324-a
|
incapable of being transferred
|
|
+ US_Constitution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06534132-n
|
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
|
|
+ use
|
n
|
7
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05190106-n
|
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
|
|
+ usufruct
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05190356-n
|
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
|
|
+ usufructuary
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02821586-a
|
of or relating to the nature of a usufruct
|
|
+ ux.
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10743941-n
|
(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife
|
|
+ uxor
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10743941-n
|
(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife
|
|
+ uxorial
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01735475-a
|
befitting or characteristic of a wife
|
|
+ vacate
|
v
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00799798-v
|
cancel officially
|
|
+ validating
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ validatory
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
|
|
+ venire_facias
|
n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-06554531-n
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a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty
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+ venter
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n
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3
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-05424796-n
|
the womb
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+ verdict
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n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-01192150-n
|
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
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+ verification
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n
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2
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-06736769-n
|
(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
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+ verificatory
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a
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
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+ verify
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v
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3
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-01012395-v
|
attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
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+ verifying
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a
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-02355521-a
|
serving to support or corroborate
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+ vested_interest
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n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-13287787-n
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(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another
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+ vexatious_litigation
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n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-01187230-n
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litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause
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+ vigilantism
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n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-01128266-n
|
the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws
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+ Vinson
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n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-11367035-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953)
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+ violation
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n
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5
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-00773402-n
|
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
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+ visitation_right
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n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-05190586-n
|
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
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+ vitiate
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v
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3
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-00448440-v
|
take away the legal force of or render ineffective
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+ void
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a
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-02500590-a
|
lacking any legal or binding force
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+ void
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v
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3
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-00448440-v
|
take away the legal force of or render ineffective
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+ vote
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n
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3
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[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-05186306-n
|
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
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|
+ voting_system
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n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-05904135-n
|
a legal system for making democratic choices
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+ Waite
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n
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1
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[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11370314-n
|
United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
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+ warehouseman's_lien
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n
|
1
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[ jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-13402879-n
|
right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid
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+ warn
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v
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3
|
[ armed_forces jurisprudence ]
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eng-30-00833071-v
|
ask to go away
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+ warrant
|
n
|
1
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[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06547059-n
|
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
|
|
+ Warren
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11374789-n
|
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)
|
|
+ Warren_Burger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10872287-n
|
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
|
|
+ Warren_E._Burger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10872287-n
|
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
|
|
+ Warren_Earl_Burger
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10872287-n
|
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
|
|
+ wed
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01482140-a
|
having been taken in marriage
|
|
+ wedded
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01482140-a
|
having been taken in marriage
|
|
+ wedlock
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13963970-n
|
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
|
|
+ whip
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10776766-n
|
a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
|
|
+ White
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11384291-n
|
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
|
|
+ white-shoe
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01863442-a
|
denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative
|
|
+ widowhood
|
n
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-13967970-n
|
the state of being a widow who has not remarried
|
|
+ wifelike
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01735475-a
|
befitting or characteristic of a wife
|
|
+ wifely
|
a
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-01735475-a
|
befitting or characteristic of a wife
|
|
+ will
|
v
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-00746366-v
|
decree or ordain
|
|
+ Will_Hays
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11036668-n
|
United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
|
|
+ William_Fulbright
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10985160-n
|
United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
|
|
+ William_Harrison_Hays
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11036668-n
|
United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
|
|
+ William_Howard_Taft
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11328714-n
|
27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
|
|
+ William_Hubbs_Rehnquist
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11256765-n
|
United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)
|
|
+ William_Rehnquist
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-11256765-n
|
United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)
|
|
+ witness
|
n
|
3
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06734702-n
|
testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
|
|
+ witness
|
n
|
4
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-10786270-n
|
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
|
|
+ writ_of_certiorari
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06553631-n
|
a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
|
|
+ writ_of_detinue
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06555695-n
|
a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained
|
|
+ writ_of_election
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06555847-n
|
a writ ordering the holding of an election
|
|
+ writ_of_error
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06555971-n
|
a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial
|
|
+ writ_of_execution
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06553846-n
|
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
|
|
+ writ_of_habeas_corpus
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06554373-n
|
a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
|
|
+ writ_of_mandamus
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06554675-n
|
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
|
|
+ writ_of_prohibition
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06556150-n
|
a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
|
|
+ writ_of_right
|
n
|
1
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-06556343-n
|
a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner
|
|
+ written
|
a
|
2
|
[ jurisprudence ]
|
eng-30-02286661-a
|
systematically collected and written down
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