Search Dictionary
Browse Alphabetically (A-Z)
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
Most Popular Legal Definitions
trespass
Unlawful interference with another's person,
property, or rights.
capricious
Unpredictable and subject to whim, often used
in law to refer to judges and judicial decisions which do not follow the law,
logic, or proper trial procedure.
criminal
an individual found guilty of a crime
after-acquired property
1) personal or real property acquired by a debtor after he or she has agreed
that all his or her property secured a debt; the new property also becomes
security for the debt 2) property acquired by the bankrupt person after he or
she has filed papers to be declared bankrupt; this after-acquired property is
not included in the assets which may be used to any debts which existed at the
time of the bankruptcy filing
diligence
the degree of attention or care required of a person in a given situation
defense attorney
Lawyers who represent persons facing criminal
charges
lex fori
The law applicable to particular legal proceedings; Latin, for the law of the
forum.
lex non scripta
Latin, unwritten law; the common or custom law; as opposed to lex scripta.
statement of claim
The document which sets out the plaintiff's
allegations of fact and thus, engages the judicial process by seeking
trial.
a priori
From Latin, an assumption based on theory not experiment. For example, an a
priori assumption would be that the sun will come up tomorrow. (as opposed to a
posteriori)