Legal terminology

profession

process by which legislation, regulations, treaties and other legal instruments come to have legal force and effect

evidence that indirectly supports a conclusion, but allows for multiple explanations

provision in which existing cases are exempt from a new rule which will apply to future cases

An allonge (from French allonger, "to draw out") is a slip of paper affixed to a negotiable instrument, as a bill of exchange, for the purpose of receiving additional endorsements for which there may not be sufficient space on the bill itself. An endorsement written on the allonge is deemed to be written on the bill itself. An allonge is more usually met with in countries using the Napoleonic Code, as the code requires every endorsement to express the consideration. Under English law, the simple signature of the endorser on the bill, without additional words, is sufficient to operate as a nego

system of social welfare provision that guarantees that all citizens or families have an income sufficient to live on, provided they meet certain conditions

concept in UK law

thumb|Chief prosecutor James M. McHaney examines defendant Gerhard Rose at the [[Doctors' Trial.]]

infliction of injury as an element of a crime

location of a corporation organisation or local goverment's headquarters for legal purposes

bundle of rights in a piece of property in which a party may own either a legal interest or equitable interest

an agent's implementation of their rights without resorting to legal writ or consultation of higher authority

In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the jurisdiction where the deceased resided at the time of their death.

written interpretation of the law as applied to a particular question or case

Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.

Personhood is the status of having outstanding moral worth. Yet the specific criteria that qualify someone as a person are controversial. In the West, personhood tends to be defined in terms of "sophisticated cognitive capacities;" yet, in other societies, such as sub-Saharan Africa, personhood is more often understood as a relational process. Defining personhood is a controversial topic in philosophy and law and is closely tied with legal and political concepts of citizenship, equality, and liberty. According to law, only a legal person (either a natural or a juridical person) has rights, pro

reduction of a claim by deducting the amount of a valid countervailing claim

thumb|Arraignment at the Ministries trial|Ministries Trial, 20 December 1947 Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant, to inform them of the criminal charges against them. In response to arraignment, in some jurisdictions, the accused is expected to enter a plea; in other jurisdictions, no plea is required. Acceptable pleas vary among jurisdictions, but they generally include guilty, not guilty, and the peremptory pleas (pleas in bar) setting out reasons why a trial cannot proceed. Pleas of nolo contendere ('no contest') and the Alford pl

The right of angary is the right of a belligerent (most commonly, a government or other party in conflict) to seize and use, for the purposes of war or to prevent the enemy from doing so, any kind of property on belligerent territory, including what may belong to subjects or citizens of a neutral state.

legal term for the physical and emotional stress caused from an injury

Agreement between shareholders

type of voting procedure

law term

any solid object used as a weapon

Voidable, in law, is a transaction or action that is valid but may be annulled by one of the parties to the transaction. Voidable is usually used in distinction to void ab initio (or void from the outset) and unenforceable.

legal procedural defense that prevents an accused person from being tried twice on same (or similar) charges

legal status, a cultivated plant that may not be propagated

minimum age for person to be in elected in governmental office

recognition under the law of a particular jurisdiction that a person is no longer alive

legal event that terminates a legal entity, as of a company, marriage, partnership, or adoption

In law, an allegation is a claim of an unproven fact by a party in a pleading, charge, or defense. Until they can be proved, allegations remain merely assertions.

Misconduct is wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts. It is an act which is forbidden or a failure to do that which is required. Misconduct may involve harm to another person's health or well-being.

Merism (, ) is a rhetorical device (or figure of speech) in which a combination of two contrasting parts of the whole refer to the whole.

legal disclaimer from a seller on limitations of warranty on certain errors with a product

Affreightment (from freight) is a legal term relating to shipping.

In some common law jurisdictions, an expungement or expunction is a legal process, usually defined by statute, through which a person may petition to have records relating to a prior criminal matter, such as an arrest or conviction, destroyed or sealed so that they are not accessible to the general public. The precise legal effect of expungement varies by jurisdiction. Black’s Law Dictionary defines "expungement of record" as the "process by which a record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed from the state or federal repository."

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Misfeasance, nonfeasance, and malfeasance are types of failure to discharge public obligations existing by common law, custom, or statute.

Tardiness is the habit of being late or delaying arrival. Being late as a form of misconduct may be formally punishable in various arrangements, such as workplace, school, etc. An opposite personality trait is punctuality.

intention to do injury to another party

blood relative in the direct line of descent

in property law, the transfer of ownership of a thing from one person to another

in law, unlawful violence and lawful compulsion

In trust law, a settlor is a person who settles (i.e. gives into trust) their property for the benefit of the beneficiary. In some legal systems, a settlor is also referred to as a trustor, or occasionally, a grantor or donor. Where the trust is a testamentary trust, the settlor is usually referred to as the testator. The settlor may also be the trustee of the trust (where he declares that he holds his own property on trusts) or a third party may be the trustee (where he transfers the property to the trustee on trusts). In the common law of England and Wales, it has been held, controversially,

the in-trial questioning of a witness by the party who has called them to testify

question that suggests a particular answer, often answerable with yes or no

legal term

The legal term apportionment (; Mediaeval Latin: , derived from , share), also called delimitation, is in general the distribution or allotment of proper shares, though may have different meanings in different contexts. Apportionment can refer to estate, the amount of compensation received by a worker and in respect of time.

genealogical and legal term referring to one's lineal descendants

property which can be touched

in arbitration, equivalent to court judgement

thumb|A stray sheep on a road in Lancashire, England Estray, in common law, is any domestic animal found wandering at large or lost, particularly if its owner is unknown. In most cases, this implies domesticated animals rather than pets.

Famous expression in US by Potter Stewart related to the case Jacobellis v. Ohio

part of a legal complaint

in criminal law, one must determine fault in a crime

legal concept

theory on the relationship between politics and law