3.5 a fortiori a posteriori a priori a priori assumption a.k.a. ab extra ab initio abandon abandoned property abandonment abate abatement abduction abet abeyance able-bodied abolitionism abortion abrogate abscond absolute abstention doctrine abstract abstract of judgment abstract of title abuse of discretion abuse of process abut acceleration acceleration clause accept acceptance acceptance of service access accession accessory accommodation accomplice accord and satisfaction account stated accountability accounting period accounting reference date accounts payable accounts receivable accretion accrue accusation accused acknowledge acknowledgement of service acknowledgment acquis acquit acquittal act act of God act of parliament action actionable actual controversy actual malice actual notice actus reus ad colligenda bona ad hoc ad idem ad infinitum ad litem ad quod damnum ad seriatim ad valorem addendum adeem ademption adequate remedy adhesion contract adjourn adjourned generally or sine die adjournment in contemplation of dismissal adjudication adjusted basis adjuster administer administration administration order administrative hearing administrative law administrative law judge administrative procedure act administrator adminstrator admiralty admiralty actions admiralty court admiralty law admissible evidence admission admission against interest admission of evidence admission of guilt admission to bail admission to the bar admit adopt adoption adultery advance advance directive advancement adversary system adverse adverse interest adverse party adverse possession adverse witness advisory opinion advocate affiant affidavit affiliation affirm affirmation affirmative action affirmative defense affix affreightment after-acquired property after-acquired title after-discovered evidence age discrimination age of consent age of majority agency agency agreement agent agent for acceptance of service aggravated assault agreed statement agreement aid and abet aleatory alias alibi alien alienation alienation of affections alimony aliquot aliunde all the estate I own allegation allege allocation questionnaire allocution allodial alluvion alodium alter ego alternate director alternative dispute resolution alternative minimum tax alternative pleading alwd citation manual ambiguity amend amended complaint amended pleading American depository receipt amicus curiae amnesty Amnesty International amortization an eye for an eye anarchist law ancillary administration ancillary jurisdiction ancillary relief logical conjunction animal rights animus nocendi annual general meeting annuity annul annulment anomie answer ante antenuptial agreement anticipatory breach antidisestablishmentarianism antinomianism antitrust antitrust laws apartheid apparent authority appeal appeals court appear appearance appellant appellate court appellate review appellee applicant application appraise appraisement or appraisal appraiser appreciate appreciation apprenticeship approach approach the bench approach the witness appurtenances appurtenant arbiter arbitrary arbitration arbitration award arbitrator aretaic turn arguendo argumentative arm's length armed and dangerous arraign arraignment arrears arrest arrest warrant arson article articles of association articles of impeachment articles of incorporation articles of war as is asharite assault assault and battery assess asset assign assigned risk assignee assignment assignment for benefit of creditors assigns assisted person assize court associate justice association assume assumption assumption of risk assured asylum and immigration tribunal asylum seeker at will at will employment atrocity attached attachment attachment of earnings attempt attest attestation attorney attorney at law or attorney-at-law attorney general attorney of record attorney's advertising attorney's fee attorney's work product attorney-client privilege attorney-in-fact attractive nuisance doctrine audit auditor authorised share capital authoritarianism authorities authority authorize autrefois acquit avulsion award ayatollah b.c.l. Babylonian law bachelor of civil law bachelor of laws bachelor of legal letters bad debt bad faith bail bail bond bail bondsman bail schedule bailee bailiff bailment bailor bait and switch balance due balance sheet ban bank bankrupt bankruptcy bankruptcy court bankruptcy proceedings bar bar association bar council bar examination bargain bargain and sale deed barratry barrister basic law basis battery beach bum trust provision bearer bearer paper belief bench bench trial bench warrant beneficial interest beneficial use beneficiary benefit benefit of counsel bequeath bequest Berne three-step test best evidence rule best interests - best interests of the child bestiality beyond a reasonable doubt bfp bias biculturalism bid bifurcate bifurcation bigamy bilateral contract bill bill of attainder bill of costs bill of exchange bill of indictment bill of lading bill of particulars bill of rights bill of sale bind over bind over for sentence binder binding arbitration bioethics blackmail blank endorsement blood libel blue law blue laws blue ribbon jury blue sky laws bluebook board of directors boiler room boilerplate bona fide bona fide purchaser bona vacantia bond bond for deed bondsman booby trap book account book value booking bootleg border control bottomry boycott breach breach of contract breach of promise breach of the peace breach of trust breach of warranty breaking and entering bribery bride price brief brocard broker brought to trial bucket shop building and loan bulk sale bulk sales acts bulk transfer burden burden of proof burgage burglary business business assets business ethics business invitee but for rule buy-sell agreement bylaw bylaws bypass trust c.i.f. cadastral map cadit quaestio calendar calendar call caliphate call call to the bar calumny campaign finance reform Canadian bill of rights Canadian charter of rights and freedoms cancel cancellation caning canon canon law cap capital capital account capital assets capital expenditure capital gain capital gain tax capital gains capital investment capital loss capital offense capital punishment capital stock capitalization capitalized value capricious caption care careless carjacking carnal knowledge carrier carryback carrying for hire carrying on business carryover cartel case case conference case law case law in the United States case number case of first impression case system case-based reasoning cashier's check casual casualty casualty loss casuistry catechism categorical imperative catholic emancipation cause cause of action caution caveat caveat emptor cease and desist order censorship certificate of deposit certificate of incorporation certificate of legal aid costs certificate of title certified check certiorari writ of certiorari cessate cestui que trust cestui que use ceteris paribus chain of title chairman challenge challenge for cause chambers champerty chancellor chancery chancery division change of circumstances change of venue character witness charge charging lien charging order charitable contribution charitable remainder trust charitable trust charity charter chattel chattel mortgage check checks and balances cherem Chief Justice child child abuse child custody child endangerment child neglect child pornography child support Chinese law churning circuit courts circuit judge circumcision circumstantial evidence citation cite citizen citizen's dividend citizenship civil civil action civil and social disobedience civil calendar civil code civil code of Quebec civil commitment civil death civil disobedience civil disorder civil justice reforms civil law civil law notary civil liability civil liberties civil penalties civil procedure civil rights civil union claim claim form claim in bankruptcy claimant social class class class action class action suit clean hands doctrine clear and convincing evidence clear and present danger clear title clerk close corporation closed shop closing closing argument cloud on title co co-trustee legal code code code of Hammurabi code of professional responsibility codefendant codex codicil codification codify coercion cohabitation cohabitation agreement coinsurance collateral collateral attack collateral descendant collateral estoppel collective agreement collective bargaining agreement collective rights collective trade marks collusion collusive action color of law color of title comaker comity commencement of action comment commercial frustration commercial law commingling commission commissioner of oaths commitment committal common area common carrier common counts common law common property common stock common-law marriage commons community patent community property commutation commute a sentence company company seal comparative law comparative negligence compensation compensatory damages competent complainant complaint complete contract compos mentis compound interest compound question compounding a felony compromise compromise verdict concealed weapon concealment conciliation conclusion conclusion of fact conclusion of law concubinage concurrent sentence concurrent sentences concurrent writ condemn condemnation condemnation action condition condition precedent condition subsequent conditional bequest conditional discharge conditional dismissal conditional sale condominium condone conduct money confederate states constitution confess confession confession and avoidance confession of judgment confidence game confidential confidential communication confidential information confidential relation confidentiality confiscate conflict of interest conflict of law conflict of laws confrontation Confucianism confusingly similar congregation for the doctrine of the faith congressional-executive agreement conjugal rights conscientious objector conscious parallelism conscription consecutive sentence consecutive sentences conseil d'état consensu consensual crime consensus consensus ad idem consensus decision-making consent consent decree consent judgment consequential damages consequentialism conservatee conservative Judaism conservative responsa conservator consideration consign consignee consignment consortium conspiracy conspirator constable constitution constitutional amendment constitutional charter constitutional convention constitutional law constitutional monarchy constitutional rights construction constructive constructive dismissal constructive eviction constructive fraud constructive notice constructive possession constructive trust construe consuetudinary consuetudinary law consultancy consultant consumer protection contemplation of death contempt of court contiguous contingency contingency fee contingent contingent beneficiary contingent fee contingent interest contingent remainder continuance continuing objection continuing trespass contra contra bonos mores contra legem contraband contract contract of adhesion contract of sale contract theory contracted-out contractor contribution contributory negligence control controlled substance controlling law controversy conversion convey conveyance conveyancing convict conviction cooperative cooperative housing cop a plea copartner copyhold copyleft copyright copyright infringement copyright law of the European Union copyright misuse coram nobis coram non judice coroner corporate governance corporate haven corporate opportunity corporate personhood corporate state corporation corporations law corpus corpus delicti corpus juris corpus juris civilis corpus juris secundum corroborate corroborating evidence corroboration cosign cost bill cost of completion costs cotenancy cotenant council tax counsel counsellor count counter offer counterclaim counterfeit counterpart county court coup d'état cour de cassation course course of employment court court calendar court costs court docket court of appeal court of appeal of England and Wales court of appeals court of customs and patent appeals court of equity court of first instance court of last resort court of law court of protection court of record court of session court order court room court trial court-martial covenant covenant not to compete covenant that runs with the land covenants, conditions and restrictions creature of statute credibility credible witness creditor creditor's claim creditor's rights crime crime against humanity crime against nature crime against peace crime of passion criminal criminal attorney criminal calendar criminal conversion criminal justice criminal law criminal negligence criminal procedure critical legal studies cross examination cross-complaint cross-examination crown copyright crown corporation crown court crown land crown-owned companies cruel and unusual punishment cruelty cruelty to animals cui bono cuius regio, eius religio culpability culpable cumis counsel cumulative sentence cumulative voting curfew curtesy custodian custody custom customary estate customs customs and excise customs court custos morum cut a check cy pres doctrine cyber law cybersquatting D.A. D.B.A. D.U.I. D.W.I. damages damnation dangerous dangerous weapon darrein data protection date rape Daubert standard day in court de bonis asportatis de bonis non administratis de die in diem de facto de facto corporation de futuro de integro de jure de jure corporation de lege ferenda de lege lata de minimis de novo deadlock deadly weapon dealer death penalty death row death tax debenture debt debt bondage debtor debtor in possession decapitation deceased deceit deception decide decision declarant declaration declaration of Arbroath declaration of independence declaration of mailing declaration of trust declaration of war declaratory judgment declaratory relief decree decree absolute decree nisi decriminalization dedication deduction deed deed of trust deed poll defalcation defamation default default judgment default rule defeasance defect defective defective title defendant defense defense attorney defense of infancy deficiency judgment deficit defined benefit plan defined contribution plan deforce defraud degree of kinship delayed exchange delegate deleterious deliberate deliberation deliberative body delict delinquent deliver delivery demand demand note demesne demise democracy demonstrative evidence demurrer denial deobandi deontology department for constitutional affairs dependent depletion deponent deportation depose deposition depreciate depreciation depreciation reserve derelict dereliction derivative action derivative work descent descent and distribution desert desertion designated civil judge detailed assessment determinable determination deuce devastavit devi devil's advocate devise devisee devolution devolve devolved government dicta dictum digital signature diligence diminished capacity diminished responsibility diminution in value diplomatic immunity diplomatic recognition direct and proximate cause direct evidence direct examination directed verdict director directors directors register disability disbar disbarment disbursements discharge discharge in bankruptcy disciplinary procedure disclaimer discontinuance discount discovery discovery of documents discretion discrimination disembowelment disfigure dishonor disinherit disinheritance disjunctive allegations dismiss dismissal dismissal with prejudice dismissal without prejudice disobbedienti disorderly conduct disorderly house disposing mind and memory disposition dispossess dispute resolution dissent dissenting opinion dissolution dissolution of corporation dissolution of the monasteries distinguish distress distribute distribution distributive justice district attorney district court district judge district registrar district registry distringas disturbing the peace diversion diversity of citizenship divestiture divestment dividend dividend tax divine right of kings division of property divisional court divorce dna dock docket document documentary evidence doing business doli incapax domestic partner domestic partners domestic relations domestic violence domicile dominant estate dominant tenement dominium donation donative intent donee donor double jeopardy double taxation dower dowry draft document dram shop rule draw drawee drawer drawing and quartering Dreyfus affair driver's license driving under the influence driving while intoxicated droit de seigneur drop dead date drug dubitante duces tecum due due and owing due care due diligence due process due process of law due, owing and unpaid duress duty duty of care duty to warn dying declaration earned income tax credit earnest payment easement ecclesia ecclesiastical court ecumenical council edict edict of worms egress ei incumbit probatio qui eir either ejectment ejusdem generis elder law election of remedies election under the will elective share electoral reform electric chair eleemosynary element emancipation emancipation proclamation embezzlement embezzler emblements emergency eminent domain emolument emotional distress employee employer employers liability employment employment contract employment law en banc enabling clause inclosure enclosure encroach encroachment encumbrance end user license agreement endorse/indorse endorsement endowment enfeoff enfeoffment enforcement English bill of rights English law enjoin enjoyment enrolled bill doctrine entail enter a judgment entertainment law entity entrapment entry entry of judgment environmental impact report environmental impact statement environmental law ephebophilia equal access act equal opportunity equal protection equal protection clause equal protection of the law equitable equitable distribution equitable estoppel equitable lien equity equity of redemption equivalent erga omnes ergo erratum erroneous error errors and omissions escalator clause escape clause escheat escrow escrow account escrow agent escrow instructions espionage esquire esse establishment clause estate estate by entirety estate in land estate tax estop estoppel et al et cetera et seq et ux et uxor ethical calculus ethical code ethics ethics in religion ethnic cleansing euthanasia evasion of tax evasion of the law eviction evidence ex aequo et bono ex cathedra ex concessis ex delicto ex facie ex gratia ex officio ex parte ex post facto ex post facto law ex propio motu ex rel examination exception exception in deed excessive bail exchange excise exclusionary rule excommunication exculpatory excusable neglect excuse execute executed execution execution warrant executioner executive executive clemency executive order executive privilege executor executory executory interest executrix exegesis exemplary damages exempli gratia exempt exempt employees exempt property exemption exhibit exigent circumstances exile expectancy expense expert determination expert testimony expert witness express express contract express warranty expropriation extension extenuating circumstances extinguishment extortion extradition extrajudicial extraordinary fees extraordinary general meeting extraordinary resolution extreme cruelty extrinsic fraud eyewitness face amount face value faciendum fact factor factum faculty of law failure of consideration failure of issue fair comment fair dealing fair market value fair trade laws fair use fairness doctrine false arrest false claims law false imprisonment false pretenses family family division family court family law family patrimony family purpose doctrine fast track fatwa fault auto insurance system federal constitutional court federal courts federal judge federal jurisdiction federal law federal question federal tort claims act federalism fee fee simple fee tail felicific calculus felon felonious felony felony murder doctrine fem covert feoff feoffee feoffment fertile octogenarian feud feudal land tenure feudal system feudalism fiat fictitious defendants fiduciary fiduciary duty fiduciary relationship fief Fieri fieri facias fighting words file final decree final judgment final settlement finder of fact finding findings of fact fine fiqh firm offer first degree murder first impression first tier first to file first to invent fixture fixtures flight floating charge floating easement fob folkways for value received forbearance force majeure forced sale forcible entry foreclosure foreclosure sale foreign corporation forensic forensic medicine forensic testimony forensics foreseeability foreseeable risk forfeit forfeiture forger forgery formal contract fornication forthwith forum forum conveniens forum non conveniens forum shopping foster child foundation four cardinal virtues four corners of an instrument franc-tireur franchise franchise tax franchising fraud fraud in the inducement fraudulent conveyance free and clear free economic zone free on board free port free software license free speech free will freedom of assembly freedom of association freedom of expression freedom of information act freedom of religion freedom of speech freedom of the press freedom of thought freehold fresh pursuit friendly suit frisk frivolous frivolous lawsuit fructus naturales fruit of the poisonous tree frustration of purpose fugitive from justice full disclosure full faith and credit fully paid functus officio fundamental justice fundamentalism fungible things future interest futuwa fyrd gag order gallows gaps and gores garnish garnishee garnishment gas chamber gasoline tax gemara gender bias general agreement on tariffs and trade general appearance general counsel general damages general denial general meeting general order general partner general plan general strike general synod generation skipping Geneva conventions genocide gibbet gift gift in contemplation of death gift tax glasnost go bail going concern good cause good faith good governance good samaritan rule good title goods goodwill goseibai shikimoku government government-granted monopoly governmental immunity grace grace period grand inquisitor grand jury grand larceny grand theft grandfather clause grandfathered in grandparent visitation grant grant deed grantee grantor grantor-grantee index gratuitous gravamen green card grievance procedure gross income gross negligence grounds for divorce Guanxi guarantee guarantees guarantor guaranty guardian guardian ad litem guest guest statute guild guillotine guilt guilty habeas corpus writ of habeas corpus habitable habitual criminal hadith Hague convention halaal halakha half blood hanafi hanbali hanging haram harass harassment harm reduction harmless error hate speech head of household headnote headright health care proxy hearing hearsay hearsay rule heat of passion heir heir apparent heiress heirs heirs of the body held hereditament heresy hidden asset high court high court judge high court of justiciary highway highwayman hima hit and run hobby loss hold harmless holder holder in due course holding holding company holdover tenancy holographic will home rule home secretary homestead hometowned homicide hornbook law hostile environment sexual harassment hostile possession hostile witness hot pursuit hotchpot house counsel house of lords household housing tenure human rights human rights committee humanism hung jury hypothecate i.e. ibid id est idea-expression divide idem ignorantia juris non excusat ijma ijtihad illegal illegal combatant illegal drug trade illegal immigrant illegitimacy illusory promise ilm ar-rijal imam immaterial immediately immigrant visa immigration immigration apellate authority immunity impairment impanel impaneling impeach impeachment impleader implied implied bill of rights implied consent implied consent laws implied contract implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing implied terms implied warranty implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose implied warranty of habitability implied warranty of merchantability importation right impossibility impotence impound improve improvement impute in absentia in camera in chambers in curia in delicto in esse in extenso in extremis in fee simple in flagrante delicto in forma pauperis in futoro in haec verba in kind in lieu in limine in loco parentis in omnibus in pari delicto in perpetuity in personam in pleno in pro per in prope persona in propria persona in re in rem in situ in solidum in terrorem in terrorem clause in toto incapacity incest inchoate incidental beneficiary income income tax incompatibility incompatible incompetency incompetent incompetent evidence incontrovertible evidence incorporate incorporate by reference incorporation incorporeal incriminate incumbrance indecent exposure indefeasible indefeasible estate indemnify indemnity indenture indentured servant independent contractor indeterminate sentence indicia indictable offence indictable offense indictment indigent indispensable party individual capital individual rights indorse indorsement industrial design rights industrial tribunal infancy infant infanticide act inference information information and belief informed consent infra infraction infractions infringement ingress inherit inheritance inheritance tax injunction injunctive relief injury inkan innocence innocent inns of court innuendo inquest inquisition inquisitor inquisitorial system insanity insanity defense insertion insider insider trading insolvency insolvent inspection of documents installment contract instruction instructional capital instrument insufficient evidence insurance insured insurer intangible property integration intellectual capital intellectual property intellectual rights intendant of New France intent inter alia inter se inter vivos inter vivos trust interest interference proceeding interim order interium interlineation interlocutory interlocutory decree interlocutory order intermediate sanctions international court of justice international covenant on civil and political rights international crime international criminal court international environmental law international human rights instruments international human rights law international law international relations international trade international trade law internment interpleader interrogation interrogatories interstate commerce intervene intervenor intervening cause intervention intestacy intestate intestate succession intoxication intra intra fauces terra intra legem intra vires intrinsic fraud inure invasion of privacy inventor inventor's notebook inverse condemnation invest investiture investment invitation to treat invitee involuntary involuntary commitment ipse dixit ipsissima verba ipso facto irreconcilable differences irrelevant irreparable damage or injury irresistible impulse irrevocable living trust Islamic law/Sharia isnad issue issue preclusion issued shares J.D. juris doctor jafari Jane Doe jaywalking JD jeopardy Jim Crow law jobber John Doe joinder joinder of issue joint joint adventure joint and several joint and several liability joint and survivor annuity joint custody joint enterprise joint liability joint powers agreement joint property joint tenancy joint tortfeasors joint venture joint venture agreement jointure Jones act journeyman joyride judge judge advocate judge advocate general judgment judgment by default judgment creditor judgment debt judgment debtor judgment in Berlin judgment non obstante veredicto judgment notwithstanding the verdict judgment notwithstanding verdict judicial judicial committee of the privy council judicial discretion judicial economy judicial foreclosure judicial functions of the house of lords judicial independence judicial interference judicial notice judicial proceedings judicial review judicial sale jump bail jurat jurisdiction jurisdictional amount jurisprudence jurist juror jury jury box jury charge jury fees jury instructions jury nullification jury of one's peers jury panel jury selection jury stress jury tampering jury trial jus jus ad bellum jus civile jus cogens jus commune jus gentium jus inter gentes jus naturale jus primae noctis jus sanguines jus sanguinis jus soli just cause just compensation just war justice justice of the peace justiciable justifiable homicide justification juvenile juvenile court juvenile delinquent kangaroo court karaites karma kashrut kosher law Kellogg-Briand pact kidnapping kin king's bench know-how kollel labor and materials labor law labor union laches lacuna land land use land value tax landlady landlocked landlord landlord and tenant landlord and tenant act landlord's lien lapse larceny last antecedent rule last clear chance last will and testament latent defect lateral support law law and economics law and literature law and motion calendar law basic topics law book law dictionary law French law lords law of admiralty law of costs law of obligations law of the case law of the family law of the land law of the sea law of treaties law school law society laws of war lawsuit lawyer lay a foundation lay assessor laïcité leading leading question leading the witness lease lease and release leasehold legacy legal legal action legal advertising legal age legal aid legal aid society legal custody legal duty legal entity artificial person legal fiction legal formalism legal history legal instrument legal Latin legal lexicography legal personal representative legal positivism legal realism legal separation legal services legal technicality legal tender legal translation legalese legalism legalization legatee legislation legislature legitimacy legitimate legitime lemon law lemon laws lessee lesser crime lesser included offenses lesser-included offense lessor let lethal injection letter of credit letter of marque letters letters of administration letters patent letters testamentary leverage Leviticus levy lewd and lascivious lex communis lex lata lex posterior derogat priori lex scripta lex specialis derogat generali liability liable libel libel per se liberal Judaism libertarian theories of law liberty licence license licensee licensor lie detector test lien lienor life life estate life without possibility of parole limitation of actions limitations clause limited company limited jurisdiction limited liability limited liability company limited partner limited partnership line of succession lineal descendant lineup liquidate liquidated damages liquidation liquidator lis pendens list of roman laws listed building listing questionnaire literary property litigant litigation litigious liturgy livery livery of seizin living trust living will LL.B. LL.M. loanshark locator lockout locus locus delicti locus in quo loiter long cause long vacation long-arm statute lord chancellor lord chancellor's department lord chief justice lord justice general lord justice of appeal lord keeper of the great seal lord president of the council lord steward loss loss of bargain loss of consortium loss of use lower court Lübeck law M'Naghten rule m.o. madhhab madrassa Magdeburg rights Magdeburg law magistrate magistrate's court magistrates court Magna Carta magnum opus mail box rule maim maintenance maintenance pending suit majority make make one whole maker mala fides male fide malfeasance malice malice aforethought malicious prosecution maliki malpractice malum in se malum prohibitum mandamus writ of mandamus mandate mandate of heaven mandatory mandatory joinder mandatory sentence manifest mann act manorialism manslaughter manumission manusmriti mare clausum mare liberum marital deduction marital life estate marital rights maritime law mark marked for identification market value marketable title marriage marriageable age marshal martial law mask work masoretes masoretic text masorti Massachusetts trust master master and servant master of laws master of the rolls material material representation material witness matrimonial regime matter matter of record maturity maxims maxims of equity maxims of law may mayhem McNabb-Mallory rule mechanic's lien mechanics lien mediation mediator medical directive medical ethics medieval inquisition meet and confer meeting of the minds meforshim Megan's law memorandum memorandum of association mens rea mental anguish mental competency mental cruelty mental health law mental suffering mercantile law merchantable merger mesne mesne assignment mesne profits messuage metes and bounds military alliance military dictatorship military law military tribunal militia mining claim ministerial act minor minority minority shareholder minutes miranda warning mirror wills misadventure misappropriation mischief misdemeanor misfeasance mishnah berurah mishnah mishpat ivri misjoinder misnomer misprision of a felony misprision of treason misrepresentation mistake mistrial mitigating circumstances mitigating factors mitigation mitigation of damages mitzvah mock trial modification modus operandi moiety molestation monarch money laundering monopoly month-to-month monument moot moot court moot point mootness mopery moral absolutism moral certainty moral code moral core moral relativism moral rights moral turpitude moral universalism morality moratorium more or less mores morganatic marriage mortgage mortgagee mortgagor motion motion in limine motion to strike motion to suppress motive mouthpiece movant move mujtahid mullah multi track multifarious multiple citizenship multiplicity of suits municipal municipal court muniment of title murder mutation mutatis mutandis mutiny mutual mutual wills n.o.v. name change named plaintiffs Napoleonic code narcotic national insurance contributions nationality natural law natural person ne exeat necessary necessary inference necessary party negative declaration negative pregnant negligence negligence per se negligent negotiable instrument negotiation nemo dat quod non habet net net estate neutral country new matter next friend next of kin nexus night and fog prisoner nihil nil nisi nisi prius no contest no fault divorce no fault insurance no-par stock noble eightfold path nolle prosequi nolo contendere nominal damages nominal party nominal value nominee non non compos mentis non constat non est factum non liquet non obstante verdicto non-conforming use non-contestability clause non-contiguous non-disclosure agreement non-discretionary trust non-executive director non-feasance non-profit corporation non-profit organization non-suit nonimmigrant visa nonviolence not guilty not guilty by reason of insanity not-for-profit corporation nota bene notary notary public note notice notice of appeal notice of default notice of issue notice to quit notorious possession notwithstanding clause novation noxious nugatory nuisance nulla bona nulla poena sine lege nullity nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali nunc pro tunc Nuremberg code Nuremberg trials o.r. o.s.c. oath obiter dicta obiter dictum object objection objectivist philosophy obligation obligations of confidentiality obligee obligor obscene obscenity obstruction of justice occupancy occupant occupation occupational disease occupational hazard occupy the field of counsel off calendar offender offense offer offer of proof offeree offeror officer officer of the court officers of a corporation official official misconduct official receiver official solicitor officious intermeddler offset offshore corporation ombudsman omission omnibus clause on all fours on demand on file on or about on or before on the merits on the stand onus probandi open adoption open court open-source license opening statement operation of law opinio juris sive necessitatis opinion option logical disjunction oral argument oral contract oral examination oral law order order to show cause order-in-council ordinance ordinary ordinary course of business ordinary resolution ordinary shares organized crime original jurisdiction original sin originating application orphan orse ostensible agent ostensible authority ouster out of court out-of-pocket expenses outbuilding outlaw output contract over-the-counter drug overcharge overrule overt act owe own own recognizance owner owner-occupier ownership pacta sunt servanda paid into court pain and suffering palimony pander panderer panel paper hanger par delictum paralegal paramount title paraphilia parcel pardon parens patriae parent parent company parental neglect pari delicto pari materia pari passu parish parliament parliamentary procedure parliamentary supremacy parliamentary system parody parol parol evidence rule parole parquet partial partial breach partial disability partial verdict participate particulars partition partly-paid partner partnership party party and party party of the first part party of the second part party wall passenger passing off passion passive patent patent ambiguity patent cooperation treaty patent defect patent infringement patent pending patentability patently unreasonable paternity paternity suit patient patrimony patrimony of affectation patronage pawn pay pay as you earn payable payable on demand payee payment in due course payment in full payor peace bond peaceable possession peculation pecuniary pedophilia peeping tom peer group peerage peer review penal penal code penal colony penal law penal notice penal transportation penalty penalty phase penance pendent jurisdiction pendente lite penitentiary pension plan pension scheme people per per capita per curiam per diem per minas per pro per quod per se per stirpes peremptory peremptory challenge peremptory challenges peremptory norm peremptory writ of mandate perfect perfected perform performance perjurer perjury permanent court of arbitration permanent disability permanent injunction permanent injury permissive permit perpetuity person person having ordinary skill in the art persona non grata personal application personal effects personal guardian personal jurisdiction personal property personal recognizance personal representative personal service personal services personality rights personalty perversion petit jury petition petition for probate petition to make special petitioner petty larceny petty offenses philosophy of law physical custody physician-patient privilege picketing pierce the corporate veil piercing the corporate veil pilferage pillory pimp pink slip piracy plagiarism plain error plain view doctrine plaint note plaint number plaintiff plaintiff's attorney planting and seating plc plea plea bargain plea in abatement plead pleading pleadings pledge plenary plenary authority police police brutality police court police oppression police powers police state political corruption corruption political prisoner political question political science poll poll tax polyandry polygamy polygraph pornography port of entry positive law posse posse comitatus possess possession possession of stolen goods possession proceedings possessory possessory interest possibility of a reverter post post mortem postdated check pot pour over will power power of acceptance power of appointment power of arrest power of attorney practicable practice practice of law praemunire praetor peregrinus pray prayer pre-emption rights precatory precedent predecease preemption preemption of state and local laws in the United States preemptive right preference preferred dividend preferred stock preliminary hearing preliminary injunction premeditation premises premium prenuptial agreement preponderance of the evidence prerogative writ prescription prescription drug prescriptive easement presentment president of the family division presiding judge presumption presumption of innocence pretermitted heir pretrial discovery prevailing party price fixing prima facie prima facie case prima impressionis prime suspect primogeniture principal principal place of business prior restraint prior priority prison prisoner of war privacy private bill private carrier private company private express statutes private international law private law private nuisance private parts private property private road privateer privilege privilege against self incrimination privileged communication privileges and immunities privity privy council privy council of Sweden pro bono pro bono publico pro forma pro hac vice pro per pro rata pro se pro tanto pro tem pro tempore probable cause probate probation probative probative facts probative value procedendo procedural defense procedural justice procedural law procedure proceeding process process server proctor product liability professional corporation professional negligence proffer prohibition writ of prohibition promise promissory estoppel promissory note promoter promotional stock proof proper party property property damage property guardian property law property tax propria persona proprietary proprietary interest proprietary rights proprietor prosecute prosecution prosecutor prospectus prostitute prostitution protective custody protective order protest protocol prove prove up provisional remedy proviso proximate cause proxy prudent man rule public public administrator public benefit corporation public charge public company public corporation public defender public domain public easement public figure public limited company public nuisance public order public property public record public trust doctrine public trustee public use public utility publication publici juris publish puffing puisne judge punitive damages putative putative father quaeitur quaere quantum quantum meruit quash quasi quasi corporation quasi in rem quasi-contract quasi-criminal quasi-delict quasi-judicial Queen's Bench Queen's Bench Division Queen's Counsel query question of fact question of law qui tam quid pro quo quiet enjoyment quiet title action quit quitclaim deed quitrent quo warrantor quod hoc quorum quotient verdict race to the courthouse racial discrimination racial segregation racism racketeering radical transparency ransom rape ratable ratification ratify ratio decidendi ratio scripta rational basis re ready, willing and able ready-made company real estate real estate investment trust real party in interest real property realty reasonable reasonable care reasonable doubt reasonable person reasonable man doctrine reasonable reliance reasonable speed reasonable time reasonable wear and tear rebate rebbe rebus sic stantibus rebuttable presumption rebuttal recapture receipt receiver receivership recess recidivist reciprocal discovery reciprocity reckless reckless disregard reckless driving recklessness recognisance reconstructionist Judaism reconveyance record recorder recording acts records recoupment recourse recover recoverable recovery recusal recuse redeem redemption redemption of shares redetermination redirect examination redundancy reentry referee referendum reform Judaism reformation refresh one's memory refugee refundable tax credit register register of members registered office registered trade mark registrar registration statement registry of deeds regulation regulations regulatory taking rehearing Reichstag fire decree Reid technique rejection of claim release release on one's own recognizance relevancy relevant reliance reliction relief religious law remainder remainderman remand remedy remise remittitur remote removal renewal rent rent control rent review rental value renunciation reorganization repair repeal repentance replevin reply brief reports repossess represent representation representative reprieve reprisal repudiation reputation reputed request requirements contract res res adjudicata res gestae res ipsa loquitur res judicata res nulis res publica christiana resale rescind rescission rescue doctrine reservation reserve reserve fund residence residency resident resident alien residuary bequest residuary estate residuary legatee residue resistance movement resisting arrest resolution resolution of disputes respondeat superior respondent responsa responsibility responsible restatement of the law restitution restorative justice restraining order restraint of trade restraint on alienation restrictive covenant restrictive endorsement result resulting trust retainer retaining lien retire retraction retrial retributive justice retroactive return of service revenue ruling reversal reversible error reversion revert reverter review revival revocable living trust revocation revoke rico rider right right of audience right of eminent domain right of survivorship right of the first night right of way right to silence right-of-way right-to-work laws rights riot riot control agent riparian riparian rights ripe risk risk of loss ritual roadside test robbery Robert's rules of order 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