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n. abbreviation for Judge, as in the Hon. William B. Boone, |
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Jane Doe |
n. 1) a fictitious name used for a possible female defendan |
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jaywalking |
n. walking across a street outside of marked cross-walks, a |
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JD |
n. short for Juris Doctor, identifying the holder as having |
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jeopardy |
n. peril, particularly danger of being charged with or conv |
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jobber |
n. a merchant who buys products (usually in bulk or lots) a |
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John Doe |
n. 1) a fictitious name used for a possible male defendant |
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joinder |
n. the joining together of several lawsuits or several part |
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joint |
adj., adv. referring to property, rights or obligations whi |
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joint adventure |
n. when two or more people go together on a trip or some ot |
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joint custody |
n. in divorce actions, a decision by the court (often upon |
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joint liability |
n. when two or more persons are both responsible for a debt |
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joint tenancy |
n. a crucial relationship in the ownership of real property |
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joint venture |
n. an enterprise entered into by two or more people for pro |
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Jones Act |
n., adj. a federal law which covers injuries to crewmen at |
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judge |
1) n. an official with the authority and responsibility to |
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judge advocate |
n. a military officer with legal training who has the mixed |
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judgment |
n. the final decision by a court in a lawsuit, criminal pro |
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judgment debt |
n. the amount of money in a judgment award to the winning p |
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judgment debtor |
n. the losing defendant in a lawsuit who owes the amount of |
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judicial |
adj., adv. 1) referring to a judge, court or the court syst |
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judicial notice |
n. the authority of a judge to accept as facts certain matt |
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judicial sale |
n. a sale of goods by an official (keeper, trustee or sheri |
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jump bail |
v. to fail to appear for a court appearance after depositin |
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jurat |
(jur-at) n. Latin for "been sworn," the portion of an affid |
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Juris Doctor |
(J.D.) n. the law degree granted upon graduation by many u |
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jurisdiction |
n. the authority given by law to a court to try cases and r |
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jurisprudence |
n. the entire subject of law, the study of law and legal qu |
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jurist |
n. although it means any attorney or legal scholar, jurist |
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juror |
n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of poten |
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jury |
n. one of the remarkable innovations of the English common |
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jury box |
n. the enclosed area in which the jury sits in assigned sea |
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jury fees |
n. the rather minimal amount paid each day to jurors, plus |
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jury panel |
n. the list from which jurors for a particular trial may be |
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jury selection |
n. the means by which a jury is chosen, with a panel of pot |
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jury stress |
n. a form of mental, emotional, psychological, physical and |
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jury tampering |
n. the crime of attempting to influence a jury through any |
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jury trial |
n. a trial of a lawsuit or criminal prosecution in which th |
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justice |
n. 1) fairness. 2) moral rightness. 3) a scheme or system o |
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justiciable |
n. referring to a matter which is capable of being decided |
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juvenile court |
n. a special court or department of a trial court which dea |
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