n. the original amount due on a promissory note or insuranc

n. in shares of stock, the original cost of the stock shown

n. an actual thing or happening, which must be proved at tr

n. in a trial of a lawsuit or criminal prosecution, the jur

n. 1) a salesman who sells in his/her own name on behalf of

n. not delivering goods or services when promised in a cont

n. when someone dies leaving no children or other direct de

n. a statement of opinion (no matter how ludicrous) based o

n. the amount for which property would sell on the open mar

n. state laws which permit manufacturers or producers to se

n. the non-competitive right to use of copyrighted material

n. physically detaining someone without the legal right to

n. depriving someone of freedom of movement by holding a pe

n. the crime of knowingly making untrue statements for the

n. 1) husband, wife and children. 2) all blood relations. 3

n. a rule of law that the registered owner of an automobile

n. the court system which handles civil and criminal cases

n. one basis for filing a lawsuit in federal district court

n. a statute (1948) which removed the power of the federal

n. 1) absolute title in land, from old French, fief, for "p

n. absolute title to land, free of any other claims against

n. an old feudal expression for a title to real property wh

n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a

adj. referring to an act done with criminal intent. The ter

n. 1) a crime sufficiently serious to be punishable by deat

n. a rule of criminal statutes that any death which occurs

n. an unrealistic notion that any person (male or female) i

n. when a party suing (plaintiff) is not sure if he/she kno

1) n. from the Latin fiducia, meaning "trust," a person (or

n. where one person places complete confidence in another i

n. words intentionally directed toward another person which

1) v. to deposit with the clerk of the court a written comp

n. another name for a final judgment. In states where there

n. the written determination of a lawsuit by the judge who

n. an agreement reached by the parties to a lawsuit, usuall

n. the determination of a factual question vital (contribut

n.

n. in contract law, an offer (usually in writing) which sta

n. although it varies from state to state, it is generally

adj. referring to a legal issue which has never been decide

n. a piece of equipment which has been attached to real est

n. running away or hiding by a person officially accused of

n. an easement (a right to use another's property for a par

1) adj. short for free on board, meaning shipped to a speci

prep. a phrase used in a promissory note, a bill of exchang

n. an intentional delay in collecting a debt or demanding p

n. a sale of goods seized by the sheriff to satisfy (pay) a

n. the crime of taking possession of a house or other struc

n. the system by which a party who has loaned money secured

n. the actual forced sale of real property at a public auct

n. a corporation which is incorporated under the laws of a

1) adj. from Latin forensis for "belonging to the forum," a

n. research, reports and testimony in court by experts in m

n. any testimony of expert scientific, engineering, economi

n. public speaking or argumentation.

n. reasonable anticipation of the possible results of an ac

n. a danger which a reasonable person should anticipate as

v. to lose property or rights involuntarily as a penalty fo

n. loss of property due to a violation of law.

n. a person who commits the crime of forgery, by making fal

n. 1) the crime of creating a false document, altering a do

n. sexual intercourse between a man and woman who are not m

adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and statutes,

n. a court which has jurisdiction to hold a trial of a part

(for-uhm nahn cahn-vee-nee-ehns) n. Latin for a forum which

n. a child without parental support and protection, placed

n. the term for studying an entire document to understand i

1) n. a right granted by the government to a person or corp

n. a state tax on corporations or businesses.

n. the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest

n. the use of deceit or trick to cause someone to act to hi

n. the transfer (conveyance) of title to real property for

adj. referring to the ownership of real property upon which

adj. referring to purchased goods shipped without transport

n. any interest in real property which is a life estate or

n. immediate chase of a suspected criminal by a law enforce

n. a lawsuit filed in order to obtain a court order when th

v. quickly patting down the clothes of a possible criminal

adj. referring to a legal move in a lawsuit clearly intende

n. in criminal law, the doctrine that evidence discovered d

n. sometimes called commercial frustration, when unexpected

n. a person convicted or accused of a crime who hides from

n. the need in business transactions to tell the "whole tru

n. the provision in Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S. Const

n. sometimes merely called "fungibles," goods which are int

n. a right to receive either real property or personal prop