Legal Definitions

Law Definitions from A - Z
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Law Definitions

Law Definitions from A - Z
We have provided you a quick way to access law definitions relating to your legal needs. Click on a letter and search for a legal term.
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A - Law Definitions

ab initio

AB trust

abandonment (of a child)

abandonment (of a spouse)
abandonment (of trademark)

abatement

abstract of title
abstract of trust
abuse
accessory

accompanying relative

accomplice
accord and satisfaction

accumulation trust

acknowledged father

acknowledgment

acquittal
act of God

action

actus reus

ADA

ADEA

ademption

adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)

administration (of an estate)

administrative expenses

administrator

administratrix

admissible evidence
admission

adopt
adopted child

adoption

adoptive parent

ADR

adult

adultery

adverse possession
affiant

affirmative action
affirmative defense
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

age of majority
agent

aggravate
aggravating circumstances

agreement
alien registration receipt card (ARC)

alimony
allegation
alternate beneficiary

alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

Americans With Disabilities [...]

B - Law Definitions

bail
bail bond

bailiff
bailor
balloon payment
ballot

bankruptcy
bankruptcy estate
bankruptcy trustee

bar examination
basis

battery
bench

bench trial
beneficiary
bequeath

bequest

Berne Convention
best evidence rule

best interests (of the child)

beyond a reasonable doubt
bifurcate

binding precedent
blanket search warrant
blue law
blue sky laws

bond
booking

border patrol

breach

breach of contract
brief
bulk sales law

burden of proof

burglary
business records exception

bylaws
bypass trust

C - Law Definitions

C corporation

capital case
capital gains

capital punishment
capitalized interest

caption

carryover basis
case
cash surrender value
cause of action

CC&R
CCCS
census

certification mark

certified copy

challenge for cause

chambers
Chapter 13 bankruptcy

Chapter 13 plan
Chapter 7 bankruptcy
charge
charitable trust

child
child support
circuit court

circumstantial evidence

civil case

civil procedure
Civil Rights Act of 1964
class action

cleaning fee

clear and present danger

close corporation
closing argument

co-tenants
codicil
collateral
collection agency
collective mark

collective work

collision damage waiver

collision insurance coverage
collusion
comfort care
comity of nations

commerce

commercial frustration
common law marriage

community property

community property with right [...]

D - Law Definitions

damages

DBA
death taxes

debenture
debit card

debt collector

debtor

decedent

decision
declaration under penalty of perjury

declaratory judgment

dedimus potestatum

deductible

deduction
deed

deed in lieu (of foreclosure)

deed of trust

deep link

defamation
default

default judgment

defeasance

defendant
defined benefit plan

defined contribution plan

demur
demurrer

dependents benefits
deponent

deportation

deposition

derivative work

descriptive mark

desertion

design patent
detain
devise

devisee
dictum
dilution
direct examination
directed verdict

director
disability benefits
discharge (of debts)
dischargeable debts
disclaim

disclaimer
disclosure

discovery

disinherit

disposable income
dispute

dissolution
distinctive mark
distributee

District Attorney (D.A.)

district court

diversity jurisdiction

dividend

divorce
divorce agreement
docket

doctrine of equivalents

doing business as (DBA)
domain name
dominant tenement

donation
donee
donor
dower and curtesy

down payment

draft
driving under the influence (DUI)

driving while intoxicated [...]

E - Law Definitions

easement
easement by prescription

eavesdropping
EEOC
effluxion of time

eggshell skull

egress

Electronic Funds Transfer Act

electronic signature

electronic surveillance

electronic ticket

elements (of a crime)

emancipation

emergency protective order

eminent domain

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)

encroachment
endowment insurance
entity

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

equitable distribution

ERISA
escheat

estate
estate planning

estate taxes

estoppel

eviction

evidence
evidentiary

exclusionary rule

exclusive license

exculpatory clause

executive privilege
executor

executrix

exempt property

exemption trust

express warranty

expunge

extended warranty contracts

F - Law Definitions

failure of consideration

failure of issue

Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA)

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

Fair Debt Collections & Practices Act (FDCPA)
Fair Housing Act & Fair Housing Amendments Act

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

fair use rule
false arrest

false imprisonment
family allowance

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

family court

fault divorce

federal court
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

felony

Feres doctrine

fictitious business name

fictitious name

fieri facias

file

filing fee

final beneficiary

finder’s fee

fishing expedition

fitness

fixed [...]

G - Law Definitions

garnishment

GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

general partner

generation-skipping transfer tax
generation-skipping trust

generic mark
genericide

gift taxes

golden rule argument

grace period

grand jury

grandfather clause

grant deed

grantor

grantor retained income trust
gravamen

green card
greenmail

gross estate

gross lease
grounds for divorce

group life or group health insurance

guaranteed reservation

guarantor

guaranty

guardian

guardian ad litem

guardian of the estate

guardianship

H - Law Defintions

habeas corpus

habeas corpus ad subjiciendum

head of family
head of household

health benefits
health care directives

health care proxy

hearing

hearsay rule

heir

heir apparent

heir at law

high seas

hold harmless

holographic will

home study

home warranty

homeowners’ association

homestead
homestead declaration

homicide

hot pursuit
house closing
householder

housekeeper

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

HUD
hung jury

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