(ah-for-she-ory) prep. Latin for "with even stronger reason

(ah-pree-ory) n. from Latin, an assumption that is true wit

prep. abbreviation for "also known as" when someone uses di

prep. lawyer Latin for "from the start," as "it was legal a

v. to intentionally and permanently give up, surrender, lea

n. property left behind (often by a tenant) intentionally a

n. the act of intentionally and permanently giving up, surr

v. to do away with a problem, such as a public or private n

n. 1) the removal of a problem which is against public or p

n. the criminal taking away of a person by persuasion (conv

v. to help someone commit a crime, including helping them e

1) n. when the owner- ship of property has not been determi

adj. physically capable of working at a job or in the milit

n. the termination of pregnancy by various means, including

v. to annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contra

v. 1) traditionally to leave a jurisdiction (where the cour

adj. complete, and without condition.

n. when the Supreme Court refuses to exercise its federal c

n. in general, a summary of a record or document, such as a

n. a written summary of a judgment which states how much mo

n. the written report on a title search which shows the his

n. a polite way of saying a trial judge has made such a bad

n. the use of legal process by illegal, malicious, or perve

v. when two parcels of real property touch each other.

n. 1) speeding up the time when there is vesting (absolute

n. a provision in a contract or promissory note that if som

v. to receive something with approval and intention to keep

n. 1) receiving something from another with the intent to k

n. agreement by a defendant (or his/her attorney) in a lega

n. 1) in real estate the right and ability to get to the pr

n. a second-string player who helps in the commission of a

n. 1) a favor done without compensation (pay or considerati

n. someone who assists in the commission of a crime and, un

n. an agreement to accept less than is legally due in order

n. a statement between a creditor or the person to whom mon

n. bills that are owed.

n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or profes

n. 1) in real estate, the increase of the actual land on a

v. 1) growing or adding to, such as interest on a debt or i

n. 1) in legal terms accusation means officially charging s

n. a person charged with a crime.

v. 1) generally to admit something, whether bad, good or in

n. the section at the end of a document where a notary publ

v. what a jury or judge sitting without a jury does at the

n. what an accused criminal defendant receives if he/she is

1) n. in general, any action by a person. 2) n. a statutory

n. a natural catastrophe which no one can prevent such as a

n. a lawsuit in which one party (or parties) sues another.<

adj. when enough facts or circumstances exist to meet the l

n. a true legal dispute which leads to a genuine lawsuit ra

n. having been informed directly of something or having see

adj. Latin shorthand meaning "for this purpose only." Thus,

adj. legal Latin meaning "for the purposes of the legal act

adj. (add sear-ee-ah-tim) Latin for "one after another".

adj. Latin for "based on value," which applies to property

n. an addition to a completed written document. Most common

v. to revoke a gift made in a will by destroying, selling o

n. the act of adeeming, which is revoking (getting rid of)

n. a remedy (money or performance) awarded by a court or th

n.(contract of adhesion) a contract (often a signed form) s

v. the final closing of a meeting, such as a convention, a

n. the act of giving a judicial ruling such as a judgment o

n. in accounting, the original cost of an asset adjusted fo

n. an employee (usually a non-lawyer) of an insurance compa

v. 1) to conduct the duties of a job or position. 2) partic

n. a hearing before any governmental agency or before an ad

n. the procedures created by administrative agencies (gover

n. a professional hearing officer who works for the governm

n. the federal act which established the rules and regulati

n. the person appointed by the court to handle the estate o

n. concerning activities which occur at sea, including on s

n. evidence which the trial judge finds is useful in helpin

n. a statement made by a party to a lawsuit or a criminal d

n. an admission of the truth of a fact by any person, but e

n. a judge's acceptance of evidence in a trial.

n. a statement by someone accused of a crime that he/she co

n. an order of a court in a criminal case allowing an accus

v. 1) to state something is true in answering a complaint f

v. 1) to take on the relationship of parent to child of ano

n. the taking of a child into one's family, creating a pare

n. consensual sexual relations when one of the participants

n. a payment which is made before it is legally due, such a

n. a gift made by a person to one of his or her children or

adj. clearly contrary, such as an adverse party being the o

n. a right or concern that is contrary to the interest or c

n. the opposite side in a lawsuit. Sometimes when there are

n. a means to acquire title to land through obvious occupan

n. a witness in a trial who is found by the judge to be adv

n. an opinion stated by a judge or a court upon the request

n. a person who signs an affidavit and swears to its truth

n. 1) any written document in which the signer swears under

v. what an appeals court does if it agrees with and confirm

n. the process of a business or governmental agency in whic

n. part of an answer to a charge or complaint in which a de

v. 1) to attach something to real estate in a permanent way

n. 1) personal or real property acquired by a debtor after

n. title to property acquired after the owner attempts to s

n. evidence found by a losing party after a trial has been

n. an employer's unfair treatment of a current or potential

n.

n. the relationship of a person (called the agent) who acts

n. a person who is authorized to act for another (the agent

n. states require that a corporation name an actual person

n. the crime of physically attacking another person which r

n. occasionally the two parties on opposite sides of a laws

1) n. any meeting of the minds, even without legal obligati

v. help commit a crime. A lawyer redundancy since abet mean

adj. uncertain; usually applied to insurance contracts in w

n. 1) a name used other than the given name of a person or

n. an excuse used by a person accused or suspected of a cri

1) n. a person who is not a citizen of the country. 2) in t

n. the transfer of title to real property, voluntarily and

n. convincing a wife to leave her husband, often for anothe

n. support paid by one ex-spouse to the other as ordered by

(al-ee-kwoh) adj. a definite fractional share, usually appl

n. a phrase from a poorly drafted will which means the poss

n. a statement of claimed fact contained in a complaint (a

v. to claim a fact is true, commonly in a complaint which i

n. an increase in one's land from soil deposited on the sho

n. a corporation, organization or other entity set up to pr

n. a legal fiction in which a party to a lawsuit or a defen

n. when language has more than one meaning. If the ambiguit

v. to alter or change by adding, subtracting, or substituti

n. what results when the party suing (plaintiff or petition

n. a changed written pleading in a lawsuit, including compl

n. the largest organization of American lawyers, which has

n. a membership organization founded in 1920 to defend and

n. called in the banking trade an ADR, it is a receipt issu

n. Latin for "friend of the court," a party or an organizat

n. a blanket abolition of an offense by the government, wit

n. a periodic payment plan to pay a debt in which the inter

n. administration of an estate's assets in another state. A

n. a term used in federal courts when the court decides mat

conj. this little word is important in law, particularly wh

n. 1) an annual sum paid from a policy or gift. 2) short fo

n. in law, a written pleading filed by a defendant to respo

n. a written contract between two people who are about to m

n. when a party to a contract repudiates (reneges on) his/h

n. acts adopted by Congress to outlaw or restrict business

n. the appearance of being the agent of another (employer o

1) v. to ask a higher court to reverse the decision of a tr

v. for a party or an attorney to show up in court.

n. the act of a party or an attorney showing up in court. O

n. the party who appeals a trial court decision he/she/it h

n. a court of appeals which hears appeals from lower court

n. in some jurisdictions the name used for the party who ha

v. to professionally evaluate the value of property includ-

n. a professional who makes appraisals of the value of prop

v. to increase in value over a period of time through the n

n. the increase in value through the natural course of even

v. short for "approach the bench," as in "may I approach, y

v. an attorney's movement from the counsel table to the fro

v. a request by an attorney to the judge for permission to

adj. pertaining to something that attaches. In real propert

n. in some jurisdictions the name for a referee appointed b

adj. not supported by fair or substantial cause or reason.

n. a mini-trial, which may be for a lawsuit ready to go to

n. one who conducts an arbitration, and serves as a judge w

prep. Latin meaning "for the sake of argument," used by law

adj. the characterization of a question asked by the opposi

adj. the description of an agreement made by two parties fr

v. to bring a criminal defendant before the court, at which

n. the hearing in which a person charged with a crime is ar

n. money not paid when due, usually the sum of a series of

v. 1) to take or hold a suspected criminal with legal autho

n. a judge's order to law enforcement officers to arrest an

n. the felony crime of intentionally burning a house or oth

n. a paragraph or section of any writing such as each porti

n. the charges brought (filed) to impeach a public official

n. the basic charter of a corporation which spells out the

adj. description of a condition in a sales contract in whic

1) v. the threat or attempt to strike another, whether succ

n. the combination of the two crimes of threat (assault) an

v. to set a value on property, usually for the purpose of c

n. generally any item of property that has monetary value,

1) v. to transfer to another person any asset such as real

n. a person whose official driving record (accidents and ti

n. a person to whom property is transferred by sale or gift

n. the act of transferring an interest in property or some

n. a method used for a debtor to work out a payment schedul

n. a member of the U.S. Supreme Court appointed by the Pres

n. any group of people who have joined together for a parti

v. to take over the liability for a debt on a promissory no

n. the act of taking over a debt as part of payment for pro

n. 1) taking a chance in a potentially dangerous situation.

n. the person or entity that is insured, often found in ins

n. a provision found in many employment contracts which sug

adj. 1) referring to two buildings which are connected, or

n. the seizing of money or property prior to getting a judg

v. and n. to actually try to commit a crime and have the ab

v. 1) to confirm (usually in writing) that a document is ge

n. the act of witnessing a signature for the purpose of dec

n. 1) an agent or someone authorized to act for another. 2)

n. (or attorney-at-law) a slightly fancier way of saying at

n. in each state and the federal government the highest ran

n. the attorney who has appeared in court and/or signed ple

n. the commercials which appear on television or crowd the

n. the payment for legal services. It can take several form

n. written materials, charts, notes of conversations and in

n. the requirement that an attorney may not reveal communic

n. someone specifically named by another through a written

n. a legal doctrine which makes a person negligent for leav

n. an examination by a trained accountant of the financial

n. an accountant who conducts an audit to verify the accura

n. 1) previous decisions by courts of appeal which provide

n. permission, a right coupled with the power to do an act

v. to officially empower someone to act.

n. the change in the border of two properties due to a sudd

1) n. the decision of an arbitrator or commissioner (or any