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habeas corpus

(hay-bee-us core-puss) n. Latin for "you have the body," it

habitable

adj. referring to a residence that is safe and can be occup

habitual criminal

n. under the statutes of many states, a person who has been

half blood

1) adj. sharing one parent only. 2) n. a half brother or ha

harass

(either harris or huh-rass) v. systematic and/or continual

harassment

(either harris-meant or huh-rass-meant) n. the act of syste

harmless error

n. an error by a judge in the conduct of a trial which an a

head of household

n. 1) in federal income tax law, the person filing a tax re

headnote

n. the summary of the key legal points determined by an app

hearing

n. any proceeding before a judge or other magistrate (such

hearsay

n. 1) second-hand evidence in which the witness is not tell

hearsay rule

n. the basic rule that testimony or documents which quote p

heat of passion

n. in a criminal case, when the accused was in an uncontrol

heir

n. one who acquires property upon the death of another, bas

heir apparent

n. the person who is expected to receive a share of the est

heiress

n. feminine heir, often used to denote a woman who has rece

heirs of the body

n. descendants of one's bloodline, such as children or gran

held

v. decided or ruled, as "the court held that the contract w

hereditament

n. any kind of property which can be inherited. This is old

hidden asset

n. an item of value which does not show on the books of a b

highway

n. any public street, road, turnpike or canal which any mem

hit and run

n. the crime of a driver of a vehicle who is involved in a

hobby loss

n. in income tax, a loss from a business activity engaged i

hold harmless

n. a promise to pay any costs or claims which may result fr

holder

n. a general term for anyone in possession of property, but

holder in due course

n. one holding a check or promissory note, received for val

holding

1) n. any ruling or decision of a court. 2) n. any real pro

holding company

n. a company, usually a corporation, which is created to ow

holdover tenancy

n. the situation when a tenant of real estate continues to

holographic will

n. a will entirely handwritten, dated and signed by the tes

home rule

n. the power of a local city or county to set up its own sy

homestead

1) n. the house and lot of a homeowner which the head of th

hometowned

adv. legalese for a lawyer or client suffering discriminati

homicide

n. the killing of a human being due to the act or omission

hornbook law

n. lawyer lingo for a fundamental and well-accepted legal p

hostile possession

n. occupancy of a piece of real property coupled with a cla

hostile witness

n. technically an "adverse witness" in a trial who is found

hot pursuit

n. when a law enforcement officer is so close behind the al

hotchpot

n. the putting together, blending or mixing of various prop

house counsel

n. any attorney who works only for a particular business.

household

n. a family living together, all of whom need not be relate

hung jury

n. slang for a hopelessly deadlocked jury in a criminal cas

hypothecate

v. from Greek for "pledge," a generic term for using proper

     
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