S: (adj) undue (undue%3:00:02::) (not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances) "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
S: (adj) intestate (intestate%3:00:00::) (having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will) "he died intestate"; "intestate property"
S: (adj) residuary (residuary%3:01:01::) (entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts)) "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary"
S: (adv) therefor (therefor%4:02:00::) ((in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it) "ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor"; "a refund therefor"
S: (n) appointment (appointment%1:04:02::) ((law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment) "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
S: (n) novation (novation%1:04:00::) ((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)
S: (n) derogation (derogation%1:04:00::) ((law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law) "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
S: (n) recission (recission%1:04:00::), rescission (rescission%1:04:00::) ((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) "recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent"
S: (n) contributory negligence (contributory_negligence%1:04:00::) ((law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence) "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages"
S: (n) champerty (champerty%1:04:00::) (an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded) "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty"
S: (n) maintenance (maintenance%1:04:02::), criminal maintenance (criminal_maintenance%1:04:00::) (the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community) "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"
S: (n) resisting arrest (resisting_arrest%1:04:00::) (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)
S: (n) sedition (sedition%1:04:00::) (an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government)
S: (n) intervention (intervention%1:04:01::) ((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) "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"
S: (n) objection (objection%1:04:00::) ((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)
S: (n) alienation (alienation%1:04:01::) ((law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another) "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
S: (n) contumacy (contumacy%1:04:00::) (willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court)
S: (n) adoption (adoption%1:04:02::) (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))
S: (n) appeal (appeal%1:04:00::) ((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) "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
S: (n) receivership (receivership%1:04:01::) (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)
S: (n) Bakke decision (bakke_decision%1:04:00::) (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)
S: (n) legitimation (legitimation%1:04:01::) (the act of rendering a person legitimate) "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"
S: (n) trial (trial%1:04:02::) ((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law) "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
S: (n) Scopes trial (scopes_trial%1:04:00::) (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)
S: (n) review (review%1:04:03::) ((law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court))
S: (n) judicial review (judicial_review%1:04:00::) (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)
S: (n) double jeopardy (double_jeopardy%1:04:00::) (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)
S: (n) entrapment (entrapment%1:04:00::) (a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials)
S: (n) retrial (retrial%1:04:00::) (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)
S: (n) hearing (hearing%1:04:01::) ((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)
S: (n) fair hearing (fair_hearing%1:04:00::) (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))
S: (n) condemnation (condemnation%1:04:00::) ((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))
S: (n) parole (parole%1:04:00::) ((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)
S: (n) probation (probation%1:04:00::) ((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) "probation is part of the sentencing process"
S: (n) bar (bar%1:06:07::) ((law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried) "spectators were not allowed past the bar"
S: (n) human right (human_right%1:07:00::) ((law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law))
S: (n) easement (easement%1:07:00::) ((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))
S: (n) entitlement (entitlement%1:07:00::) (right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)) "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget"
S: (n) civil right (civil_right%1:07:00::) (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)
S: (n) eminent domain (eminent_domain%1:07:00::) (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)
S: (n) right of election (right_of_election%1:07:00::) (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)
S: (n) usufruct (usufruct%1:07:00::) (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)
S: (n) rationale (rationale%1:09:00::), principle (principle%1:09:02::) ((law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)) "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"
S: (n) probable cause (probable_cause%1:09:00::) ((law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure) "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house"
S: (n) nuisance (nuisance%1:09:00::) ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)
S: (n) bail (bail%1:09:00::) (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)) "he is out on bail"
S: (n) joint resolution (joint_resolution%1:10:00::) (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))
S: (n) consent decree (consent_decree%1:10:00::) (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)
S: (n) curfew (curfew%1:10:01::) (an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited)
S: (n) divestiture (divestiture%1:10:00::) (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) "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly"
S: (n) prohibition (prohibition%1:10:02::) (a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages) "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
S: (n) stay (stay%1:10:00::) (a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted) "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
S: (n) living will (living_will%1:10:00::) (a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness) "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"
S: (n) search warrant (search_warrant%1:10:00::) (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)
S: (n) scire facias (scire_facias%1:10:00::) (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)
S: (n) subpoena duces tecum (subpoena_duces_tecum%1:10:00::) (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)
S: (n) gag order (gag_order%1:10:00::) (a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit) "imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment"
S: (n) garnishment (garnishment%1:10:00::) (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)
S: (n) answer (answer%1:10:03::) (the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims)
S: (n) dilatory plea (dilatory_plea%1:10:00::) (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))
S: (n) libel (libel%1:10:01::) (the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks)
S: (n) plea bargain (plea_bargain%1:10:00::), plea bargaining (plea_bargaining%1:10:00::) ((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) "his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested"
S: (n) fire code (fire_code%1:10:00::) (set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc)
S: (n) specification (specification%1:10:02::) ((patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention)
S: (n) First Amendment (first_amendment%1:10:00::) (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)
S: (n) Fifth Amendment (fifth_amendment%1:10:00::) (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)
S: (n) evidence (evidence%1:10:00::) ((law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved)
S: (n) corpus delicti (corpus_delicti%1:10:00::) (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))
S: (n) res gestae (res_gestae%1:10:00::) (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)
S: (n) affidavit (affidavit%1:10:00::) (written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath)
S: (n) alibi (alibi%1:10:00::) ((law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question)
S: (n) caveat (caveat%1:10:02::) ((law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing) "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"
S: (n) arbitration (arbitration%1:10:00::) ((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))
S: (n) dissent (dissent%1:10:02::) ((law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority) "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
S: (n) discovery (discovery%1:10:01::) ((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)
S: (n) subornation of perjury (subornation_of_perjury%1:10:00::) ((law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding) "to prove subordination of perjury you must prove the perjury and also prove that the perjured statement was procured by the accused suborner who knew that it would be false"
S: (n) circuit (circuit%1:14:00::) ((law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals)
S: (n) police court (police_court%1:14:00::) (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)
S: (n) law of the land (law_of_the_land%1:14:00::) (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) "the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'"
S: (n) martial law (martial_law%1:14:00::) (the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law)
S: (n) military law (military_law%1:14:00::) (the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel)
S: (n) domicile (domicile%1:15:00::), legal residence (legal_residence%1:15:00::) ((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) "what's his legal residence?"
S: (n) assignee (assignee%1:18:00::) ((law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred))
S: (n) barrister (barrister%1:18:00::) (a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution)
S: (n) accretion (accretion%1:21:00::) ((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))
S: (n) heirloom (heirloom%1:21:01::) ((law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance)
S: (n) relief (relief%1:21:00::) ((law) redress awarded by a court) "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
S: (n) reversion (reversion%1:21:00::) ((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))
S: (n) civil death (civil_death%1:26:00::) (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)
S: (n) civil union (civil_union%1:26:00::) (a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex) "parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law as spouses in a marriage"
S: (v) plea-bargain (plea-bargain%2:32:00::) (agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge) "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years"
S: (v) get off (get_off%2:32:01::) (cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case) "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"
S: (v) pardon (pardon%2:32:00::) (grant a pardon to) "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
S: (v) plead (plead%2:32:03::) (make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts)
S: (v) stultify (stultify%2:37:00::) (prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence) "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"
S: (v) bind over (bind_over%2:41:00::) (order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her) "The defendant was bound over for trial"
W: (n) trustor (trustor%1:18:00::) [Related to: law] ((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)
W: (n) settlor (settlor%1:18:00::) [Related to: law] ((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)