prep. abbreviation for id est, which is Latin for "that is"

1) adj. in violation of statute, regulation or ordinance, w

n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States

n. an agreement to do something that is so indefinite one c

adj. a commonly heard objection to introducing evidence in

adv. 1) at once. 2) in orders of the court or in contracts

n. exemption from penalties, payments or legal requirements

v. to select and install a jury.

n. the act of selecting a jury from the list of potential j

v. 1) to discredit the testimony of a witness by proving th

n. 1) discrediting a witness by showing that he/she is not

n. a procedural device before trial in which a party brings

adj., adv. referring to circumstances, conduct or statement

n. consent when surrounding circumstances exist which would

n. an agreement which is found to exist based on the circum

n. a general assumption of the law of contracts, that peopl

n. an assumption at law that products are "merchantable," m

n. when an act cannot be performed due to nature, physical

n. the male's inability to copulate. Impotence can be groun

v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments

n. any permanent structure on real property, or any work on

v. 1) to attach to a person responsibility (and therefore f

(in ab-sensh-ee-ah) adj. or adv. phrase. Latin for "in abse

adj. or adv. phrase. Latin for "in chambers." This refers t

adj. referring to discussions or hearings held in the judge

(in ex-tree-miss) adj. from Latin, facing imminent death.

adj. referring to holding clear title to real property.

(in form-ah paw-purr-iss) adj. or adv. Latin for "in the fo

(in hike verb-ah)prep. Latin for "in these words," which re

adj. referring to payment, distribution or substitution of

prep. instead. "In lieu taxes" are use taxes paid instead o

(in lim-in-ay) from Latin for "at the threshold," referring

prep. (in loh-coh pah-rent-iss) Latin for "instead of a par

adv. (in pah-ree dee-lick-toe) Latin for "in equal fault,"

adj. forever, as in one's right to keep the profits from th

adj. (in purr-soh-nam) from Latin for "directed toward a pa

adj. short for in propria persona.

adj. from Latin "for one's self," acting on one's own behal

prep. short for "in regard to" or concerning. Often "in re"

adj. from Latin "against or about a thing," referring to a

(in tehr-roar-em)n. from Latin for "in fear," a provision i

(in toe-toe)adj. Latin for "completely" or "in total," refe

adj. 1) not being able to perform any gainful employment du

n. sexual intercourse between close blood relatives, includ

adj. or adv. referring to something which has begun but has

n. someone who obtains a benefit as the result of the main

n. money, goods or other economic benefit received. Under i

n. a tax on an individual's net income, after deductions fo

n. the state of a marriage in which the spouses no longer h

adj. 1) inconsistent. 2) unmatching. 3) unable to live toge

n. the condition of lacking the ability to handle one's aff

adj. 1) referring to a person who is not able to manage his

n. testimony, documents or things which one side attempts t

n. evidence introduced to prove a fact in a trial which is

v. 1) to obtain an official charter or articles of incorpor

v. to include language from another document or elsewhere i

n. the act of incorporating an organization.

adj. referring to a thing which is not physical, such as a

v. to make a statement in which one admits that he/she has

n.

n. the crime of displaying one's genitalia to one or more o

adj. cannot be altered or voided, usually in reference to a

v. to guarantee against any loss which another might suffer

n. the act of making someone "whole" (give equal to what th

n. a type of real property deed in which two parties agree

n. a person or business which performs services for another

n. the prison term imposed after conviction for a crime whi

n. (in-dish-yah) from Latin for "signs," circumstances whic

n. a crime (offense) for which a Grand Jury rules that ther

n. a charge of a felony (serious crime) voted by a Grand Ju

1) n. a person so poor and needy that he/she cannot provide

n. a person or entity which must be included in a lawsuit s

v.

n.

n. although the popular use of the word means the early yea

n. a rule of logic applied to evidence in a trial, in which

n. an accusation or criminal charge brought by the public p

n. a phrase often used in legal pleadings (complaints and a

n. agreement to do something or to allow something to happe

prep. Latin for "below," this is legal shorthand to indicat

n. 1) a trespassing or illegal entering. 2) in the law of p

1) n. entrance. 2) n. the right to enter. 3) v. the act of

v. to receive all or a portion of the estate of an ancestor

n. whatever one receives upon the death of a relative due t

n. a writ (order) issued by a court ordering someone to do

n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or con

n. any harm done to a person by the acts or omissions of an

adj. without guilt (not guilty). Usually the plea which an

n. from Latin innuere, "to nod toward." In law it means "an

n. 1) an investigation and/or a hearing held by the coroner

n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person can

n. the claim of a defendant in a criminal prosecution that

n. the addition of language at a place within an existing t

n. someone who has a position in a business or stock broker

n. the use of confidential information about a business gai

n. 1) the condition of having more debts (liabilities) than

n. the right to examine and copy the opposing party's paper

n. an agreement in which payments of money, delivery of goo

n. an explanation of the law governing a case which the jud

n. 1) a written legal document such as a contract, lease, d

n. a finding (decision) by a trial judge or an appeals cour

n. a contract (insurance policy) in which the insurer (insu

n. 1) the person or entity who will be compensated for loss

n. an insurance company which agrees to pay someone who pay

n. items such as stock in a company which represent value b

n. 1) adopting a writing as part of an agreement, e.g. "the

n. mental desire and will to act in a particular way, inclu

(in-tur eh-lee-ah) prep. Latin for "among other things." Th

(in-tur say)prep. Latin for "among themselves," meaning tha

(in-tur veye-vohs) adj. Latin for "among the living," usual

n. a trust created by a writing (declaration of trust) whic

n. 1) any and all, partial or total right to property or fo

n. a temporary order of the court pending a hearing, trial,

n. the act of writing between the lines of a document, usua

adj. provisional and not intended to be final. This usually

n. a court judgment which is temporary and not intended to

n. treaties between countries; multi-lateral agreements; so

n. the procedure when two parties are involved in a lawsuit

n. questioning of a suspect or witness by law enforcement a

n. a set of written questions to a party to a lawsuit asked

n. commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money,

v. to obtain the court's permission to enter into a lawsuit

n. an event which occurs between the original improper or d

n. the procedure under which a third party may join an on-g

n. the condition of having died without a valid will. In su

adj. referring to a situation where a person dies without l

n. the distribution when a person dies without leaving a va

n. 1) the condition of being drunk as the result of drinkin

n. an intentionally false representation (lie) which is par

v. result in. Commonly used in legal terminology in the phr

n. the intrusion into the personal life of another, without

n. the taking of property by a government agency which so g

v. to put money into a business or buy property or securiti

n. the money put into use for profit, or the property or bu

n. a person who comes onto another's property, premises or

adj. or adv. without intent, will or choice. Participation

(ip-sah dicks-it) v. Latin for "he himself said it," meanin

(ip-soh fact-toe)prep. Latin for "by the fact itself." An e

n. the usual basis for granting a divorce (dissolution) in

adj. not important, pertinent, or germane to the matter at

n. the type of harm which no monetary compensation can cure

1) n. a person's children or other lineal descendants such