n. slang for District Attorney.

n. short for "doing business as," when a person or entity u

n. short for driving under the influence of alcohol.

n. 1) short for driving while intoxicated. 2) abbreviation

n. the amount of money which a plaintiff (the person suing)

adj. unsafe, hazardous, fraught with risk. It can be neglig

n. any gun, knife, sword, crossbow, slingshot or other weap

n. forcible sexual intercourse by a male acquaintance of a

n. popular term for everyone's opportunity to bring a lawsu

adj. Latin for "in fact." Often used in place of "actual" t

n. a company which operates as if it were a corporation alt

adj. Latin for "lawful," as distinguished from de facto (ac

n. a corporation in good standing under the law, as compare

adj. (dee-minnie-miss) Latin for "of minimum importance" or

adj. Latin for "anew," which means starting over, as in a t

n. any weapon which can kill. This includes not only weapon

n. anyone who buys goods or property for the purpose of sel

n. the sentence of execution for murder and some other capi

n. nickname for that portion of a prison in which prisoners

n. a form of bond certificate issued by a corporation to sh

n. 1) a sum of money due to another. 2) obligation to deliv

n. 1) a person or entity that owes an amount of money or fa

n. in bankruptcy proceedings when a debtor has filed for th

1) adj. dead. 2) n. the person who has died, as used in the

n. the person who has died, sometimes referred to as the "d

n. dishonesty, fraudulent conduct, false statements made kn

n. the act of misleading another through intentionally fals

v. for a judge, arbitrator, court of appeals or other magis

n. judgment, decree or determination of findings of fact an

n. the person making a statement, usually written and signe

n. 1) any statement made, particularly in writing. 2) a wri

n. a form stating that a particular document has been maile

n. the document signed by a trustor (settlor) creating a tr

n. a judgment of a court which determines the rights of par

n. a judge's determination (called a "declaratory judgment"

n. in general, synonymous with judgment. However, in some a

n. the repeal or amendment of statutes which made certain a

n. the giving of land by a private person or entity to the

n. an expenditure which an income tax payer may subtract fr

1) n. the written document which transfers title (ownership

n. a document which pledges real property to secure a loan,

v. from Latin for "deduction," withholding or misappropriat

n. the act of making untrue statements about another which

1) n. failure to respond to a summons and complaint served

n. if a defendant in a lawsuit fails to respond to a compla

n. an antiquated word for a document which terminates the e

n. an imperfection, quite often so great that the machinery

adj. not being capable of fulfilling its function, ranging

n. an apparent title to real property which fails because a

n. 1) the party sued in a civil lawsuit or the party charge

n. 1) a general term for the effort of an attorney represen

n. 1) the attorney representing the defendant in a lawsuit

n. a judgment for an amount not covered by the value of sec

n. a shortage, less than is due, or in the case of a busine

v. to use deceit, falsehoods or trickery to obtain money, a

n. the level of relationship between two persons related by

n. an exchange of property to put off capital gain taxes, i

1) v. to assign authority to another. 2) n. a person chosen

adj. harmful.

1) adj. (dee-lib-er-et) done with care and intention or pre

n. the act of considering, discussing and, hopefully, reach

1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time. 2) n. short for

v. to actually hand an object, money or document to another

n. the actual handing to another of an object, money or doc

1) v. to claim as a need, requirement or entitlement, as in

n. a promissory note which is payable any time the holder o

1) v. an old-fashioned expression meaning to lease or trans

n. actual objects, pictures, models and other devices which

n. (dee-muhr-ur) a written response to a complaint filed in

n. a statement in the defendant's answer to a complaint in

1) n. a person receiving support from another person (such

n. when a natural resource (particularly oil) is being used

n. a person testifying (stating answers in response to ques

n. the act of expelling a foreigner from a country, usually

v. 1) to ask questions of a witness or a party to a lawsuit

n. the taking and recording of testimony of a witness under

v. in accounting, to reduce the value of an asset each year

n. the actual or theoretical gradual loss of value of an as

n. a business fund in which the probable replacement cost o

n. something or someone who is abandoned, such as a ship le

n. 1) abandoning possession, which is sometimes used in the

n. a lawsuit brought by a corporation shareholder against t

n. the rules of inheritance established by law in cases in

n. the system of laws which determine who will inherit and

v. to intentionally abandon a person or thing.

n. the act of abandoning, particularly leaving one's spouse

adj. defining something which may be terminated upon the oc

n. slang term for a drunk driving conviction. The term orig

1) v. an old-fashioned word for giving real property by a w

n. a person who receives a gift of real property by a will.

n. 1) the transfer of title to real property by the automat

v. when property is automatically transferred from one part

n. the plural of dictum.

n. Latin for "remark," a comment by a judge in a decision o

n. reasonable care or attention to a matter, which is good

n. essentially a psychological term which has found its way

n. in the event of a breach of contract, the decrease in va

n. the immediate reason damage was caused by an act or omis

n. real, tangible or clear evidence of a fact, happening or

n. the first questioning of a witness during a trial or dep

n. a verdict by a jury based on the specific direction by a

n. a member of the governing board of a corporation or asso

n. 1) a condition which prevents one from performing all us

v. to remove an attorney from the list of practicing attorn

n. the ultimate discipline of an attorney, which is taking

v. 1) to perform one's duties. 2) to dismiss someone from a

n. an order given by the bankruptcy judge, at the conclusio

n. 1) denial or renunciation by someone of his/her title to

n. the payment of less than the full amount due on a promis

n. the entire efforts of a party to a lawsuit and his/her/i

n. the power of a judge, public official or a private party

n. unequal treatment of persons, for a reason which has not

v. to cause permanent change in a person's body, particular

v. to refuse to pay the face amount of a check or the amoun

v. to intentionally take actions to guarantee that a person

n. the act of disinheriting.

n. the attempt to claim in a civil lawsuit that one thing "

v. the ruling by a judge that all or a portion (one or more

n. 1) the act of voluntarily terminating a criminal prosecu

n.

n.

n. 1) actions that disturb others. 2) minor criminal offens

n. 1) polite term for house of prostitution. 2) place of il

n. the mental ability to understand in general what one pos

n. the court's final determination of a lawsuit or criminal

v. to eject someone from real property, either legally or b

n. 1) the opinion of a judge of a court of appeals, includi

n.

n. modern, gentler sounding, term for divorce, officially u

n. termination of a corporation, either a) voluntarily by r

v. to argue that the rule in one appeals court decision doe

1) n. the self-help taking of another's possessions in orde

v. 1) the dividing up of those assets of an estate or trust

n. the act of dividing up the assets of an estate or trust,

n. an elected official of a county or a designated district

n. 1) in the federal court system, a trial court for federa

n. upsetting the quiet and good order particularly through

n. in criminal procedure, a system for giving a chance for

n. when opposing parties in a lawsuit are citizens of diffe

n. the court-ordered or voluntary giving up of a possession

n. the act of stripping one's investment from an entity.

n. a portion of profit, usually based on the number of shar

1) n. the termination of a marriage by legal action, requir

n. scientifically, deoxyribonucleic acid, a chromosomal dou

1) n. the cases on a court calendar. 2) n. brief notes, usu

n. a popular generic word among lawyers for any paper with

n. any document (paper) which is presented and allowed as e

v. carrying on the normal activities of a corporation on a

n. unmarried couples, including homosexuals, living togethe

n. a polite term for the legal field of divorce, dissolutio

n. the continuing crime and problem of the physical beating

n. the place where a person has his/her permanent principal

n. in real estate law, the property retained when the owner

n.

n. gift. If made to a qualified non-profit charitable, reli

n. conscious desire to make a gift, as distinguished from g

n. a person or entity receiving an outright gift or donatio

n. a person or entity making a gift or donation.

n. placing someone on trial a second time for an offense fo

n. taxation of the same property for the same purpose twice

n. an old English common law right of a widow to one-third

n. from the days when a groom expected to profit from a mar

1) n. a bill of exchange or check in which one party (inclu

n. a statute (Dram Shop Act) or case law in 38 states which

v. 1) to prepare any document. 2) specifically to have prep

n. the party who is to be paid on a bill of exchange or che

n. the person who signs a bill of exchange.

n. commonly called "drunk driving," it refers to operating

n.

n. a provision in a contract or a court order which sets th

n. and adj. owed as of a specific date. A popular legal red

adj.

n. the conduct that a reasonable man or woman will exercise

n. a fundamental principle of fairness in all legal matters

adj.

n. the use of force, false imprisonment or threats (and pos

n. 1) a legal obligation, the breach of which can result in

n. a requirement that a person act toward others and the pu

n. the statement of a mortally injured person who is aware