Appendix:Legal terms

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This is a list of legal terms taken from Wikipedia, as a result there may be many errors and omissions. For example, some terms listed may not be appropriate for a dictionary and should be removed. As well, many words begin with inappropriate capitalization.

See also : Appendix:Legal translation dictionaries.

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a fortiori -- a posteriori -- a priori -- a priori assumption -- a.k.a. -- ab extra -- ab initio -- abandon -- abandoned property -- abandonment -- abate -- abatement -- abduction -- abet -- abeyance -- able-bodied -- abolitionism -- abortion -- abrogate -- abscond -- absolute -- abstention doctrine -- abstract -- abstract of judgment -- abstract of title -- abuse of discretion -- abuse of process -- abut -- acceleration -- acceleration clause -- accept -- acceptance -- acceptance of service -- access -- accession -- accessory -- accommodation -- accomplice -- accord and satisfaction -- account stated -- accountability -- accounting period -- accounting reference date -- accounts payable -- accounts receivable -- accretion -- accrue -- accusation -- accused -- acknowledge -- acknowledgement of service -- acknowledgment -- acquis -- acquit -- acquittal -- act -- act of god -- act of parliament -- action -- actionable -- actual controversy -- actual malice -- actual notice -- actus reus -- ad colligenda bona -- ad hoc -- ad idem -- ad infinitum -- ad litem -- ad quod damnum -- ad seriatim -- ad valorem -- addendum -- adeem -- ademption -- adequate remedy -- adhesion contract -- adjourn -- adjourned generally or sine die -- adjournment in contemplation of dismissal -- adjudication -- adjusted basis -- adjuster -- administer -- administration -- administration order -- administrative hearing -- administrative law -- administrative law judge -- administrative procedure act -- administrator -- adminstrator -- admiralty -- admiralty actions -- admiralty court -- admiralty law -- admissible evidence -- admission -- admission against interest -- admission of evidence -- admission of guilt -- admission to bail -- admission to the bar -- admit -- adopt -- adoption -- adultery -- advance -- advance directive -- advancement -- adversary system -- adverse -- adverse interest -- adverse party -- adverse possession -- adverse witness -- advisory opinion -- advocate -- affiant -- affidavit -- affiliation -- affirm -- affirmation -- affirmative action -- affirmative defense -- affix -- affreightment -- after-acquired property -- after-acquired title -- after-discovered evidence -- age discrimination -- age of consent -- age of majority -- agency -- agency agreement -- agent -- agent for acceptance of service -- aggravated assault -- agreed statement -- agreement -- aid and abet -- aleatory -- alias -- alibi -- alien -- alienation -- alienation of affections -- alimony -- aliquot -- aliunde -- all the estate I own -- allegation -- allege -- allocation questionnaire -- allocution -- allodial -- alluvion -- alodium -- alter ego -- alternate director -- alternative dispute resolution -- alternative minimum tax -- alternative pleading -- alwd citation manual -- ambiguity -- amend -- amended complaint -- amended pleading -- American depository receipt -- amicus curiae -- amnesty -- Amnesty International -- amortization -- an eye for an eye -- anarchist law -- ancillary administration -- ancillary jurisdiction -- ancillary relief -- logical conjunction -- animal rights -- animus nocendi -- annual general meeting -- annuity -- annul -- annulment -- anomie -- answer -- ante -- antenuptial agreement -- anticipatory breach -- antidisestablishmentarianism -- antinomianism -- antitrust -- antitrust laws -- apartheid -- apparent authority -- appeal -- appeals court -- appear -- appearance -- appellant -- appellate court -- appellate review -- appellee -- applicant -- application -- appraise -- appraisement or appraisal -- appraiser -- appreciate -- appreciation -- apprenticeship -- approach -- approach the bench -- approach the witness -- appurtenances -- appurtenant -- arbiter -- arbitrary -- arbitration -- arbitration award -- arbitrator -- aretaic turn -- arguendo -- argumentative -- arm's length -- arraign -- arraignment -- arrears -- arrest -- arrest warrant -- arson -- article -- articles of association -- articles of impeachment -- articles of incorporation -- articles of war -- as is -- asharite -- assault -- assault and battery -- assess -- asset -- assign -- assigned risk -- assignee -- assignment -- assignment for benefit of creditors -- assigns -- assisted person -- assize court -- associate justice -- association -- assume -- assumption -- assumption of risk -- assured -- asylum and immigration tribunal -- asylum seeker -- at will -- at will employment -- atrocity -- attached -- attachment -- attachment of earnings -- attempt -- attest -- attestation -- attorney -- attorney at law or attorney-at-law -- attorney general -- attorney of record -- attorney's advertising -- attorney's fee -- attorney's work product -- attorney-client privilege -- attorney-in-fact -- attractive nuisance doctrine -- audit -- auditor -- authorised share capital -- authoritarianism -- authorities -- authority -- authorize -- autrefois acquit -- avulsion -- award -- ayatollah --

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b.c.l. -- Babylonian law -- bachelor of civil law -- bachelor of laws -- bachelor of legal letters -- back-to-back life sentences -- bad debt -- bad faith -- bail -- bail bond -- bail bondsman -- bail schedule -- bailee -- bailiff -- bailment -- bailor -- bait and switch -- balance due -- balance sheet -- ban -- bank -- bankrupt -- bankruptcy -- bankruptcy court -- bankruptcy proceedings -- bar -- bar association -- bar council -- bar examination -- bargain -- bargain and sale deed -- barratry -- barrister -- basic law -- basis -- battery -- beach bum trust provision -- bearer -- bearer paper -- belief -- bench -- bench trial -- bench warrant -- beneficial interest -- beneficial use -- beneficiary -- benefit -- benefit of counsel -- bequeath -- bequest -- Berne three-step test -- best evidence rule -- best interests - best interests of the child -- bestiality -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- bfp -- bias -- biculturalism -- bid -- bifurcate -- bifurcation -- bigamy -- bilateral contract -- bill -- bill of attainder -- bill of costs -- bill of exchange -- bill of indictment -- bill of lading -- bill of particulars -- bill of rights -- bill of sale -- bind over -- bind over for sentence -- binder -- binding arbitration -- bioethics -- blackmail -- blank endorsement -- blood libel -- blue law -- blue laws -- blue ribbon jury -- blue sky laws -- bluebook -- board of directors -- boiler room -- boilerplate -- bona fide -- bona fide purchaser -- bona vacantia -- bond -- bond for deed -- bondsman -- booby trap -- book account -- book value -- booking -- bootleg -- border control -- bottomry -- boycott -- breach -- breach of contract -- breach of promise -- breach of the peace -- breach of trust -- breach of warranty -- breaking and entering -- bribery -- bride price -- brief -- brief -- brocard -- broker -- brought to trial -- bucket shop -- building and loan -- bulk sale -- bulk sales acts -- bulk transfer -- burden -- burden of proof -- burgage -- burglary -- business -- business assets -- business ethics -- business invitee -- but for rule -- buy-sell agreement -- bylaw -- bylaws -- bypass trust --

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c.i.f. -- cadastral map -- cadit quaestio -- calendar -- calendar call -- caliphate -- call -- call to the bar -- calumny -- campaign finance reform -- Canadian bill of rights -- Canadian charter of rights and freedoms -- cancel -- cancellation -- caning -- canon -- canon law -- cap -- capital -- capital account -- capital assets -- capital expenditure -- capital gain -- capital gain tax -- capital gains -- capital investment -- capital loss -- capital offense -- capital punishment -- capital stock -- capitalization -- capitalized value -- capricious -- caption -- care -- careless -- carjacking -- carnal knowledge -- carrier -- carryback -- carrying for hire -- carrying on business -- carryover -- cartel -- case -- case conference -- case law -- case law in the United States -- case number -- case of first impression -- case system -- case-based reasoning -- cashier's check -- casual -- casualty -- casualty loss -- casuistry -- catechism -- categorical imperative -- catholic emancipation -- cause -- cause of action -- caution -- caveat -- caveat emptor -- cease and desist order -- censorship -- certificate of deposit -- certificate of incorporation -- certificate of legal aid costs -- certificate of title -- certified check -- certiorari -- writ of certiorari -- cessate -- cestui que trust -- cestui que use -- ceteris paribus -- chain of title -- chairman -- challenge -- challenge for cause -- chambers -- champerty -- chancellor -- chancery -- chancery division -- change of circumstances -- change of venue -- character witness -- charge -- charging lien -- charging order -- charitable contribution -- charitable remainder trust -- charitable trust -- charity -- charter -- chattel -- chattel mortgage -- check -- checks and balances -- cherem -- chief justice -- child -- child abuse -- child custody -- child endangerment -- child neglect -- child pornography -- child support -- Chinese law -- churning -- circuit courts -- circuit judge -- circumcision -- circumstantial evidence -- citation -- cite -- citizen -- citizen's dividend -- citizenship -- civil -- civil action -- civil and social disobedience -- civil calendar -- civil code -- civil code of Quebec -- civil commitment -- civil death -- civil disobedience -- civil disorder -- civil justice reforms -- civil law -- civil law notary -- civil liability -- civil liberties -- civil penalties -- civil procedure -- civil rights -- civil union -- claim -- claim form -- claim in bankruptcy -- claimant -- social class -- class -- class action -- class action suit -- clean hands doctrine -- clear and convincing evidence -- clear and present danger -- clear title -- clerk -- close corporation -- closed shop -- closing -- closing argument -- cloud on title -- co -- co-trustee -- legal code -- code -- code of Hammurabi -- code of professional responsibility -- codefendant -- codex -- codicil -- codification -- codify -- coercion -- cohabitation -- cohabitation agreement -- coinsurance -- collateral -- collateral attack -- collateral descendant -- collateral estoppel -- collective agreement -- collective bargaining agreement -- collective rights -- collective trade marks -- collusion -- collusive action -- color of law -- color of title -- comaker -- comity -- commencement of action -- comment -- commercial frustration -- commercial law -- commingling -- commission -- commissioner of oaths -- commitment -- committal -- common area -- common carrier -- common counts -- common law -- common property -- common stock -- common-law marriage -- commons -- community patent -- community property -- commutation -- commute a sentence -- company -- company seal -- comparative law -- comparative negligence -- compensation -- compensatory damages -- competent -- complainant -- complaint -- complete contract -- compos mentis -- compound interest -- compound question -- compounding a felony -- compromise -- compromise verdict -- concealed weapon -- concealment -- conciliation -- conclusion -- conclusion of fact -- conclusion of law -- concubinage -- concurrent sentence -- concurrent sentences -- concurrent writ -- condemn -- condemnation -- condemnation action -- condition -- condition precedent -- condition subsequent -- conditional bequest -- conditional discharge -- conditional dismissal -- conditional sale -- condominium -- condone -- conduct money -- confederate states constitution -- confess -- confession -- confession and avoidance -- confession of judgment -- confidence game -- confidential -- confidential communication -- confidential information -- confidential relation -- confidentiality -- confiscate -- conflict of interest -- conflict of law -- conflict of laws -- confrontation -- Confucianism -- confusingly similar -- congregation for the doctrine of the faith -- congressional-executive agreement -- conjugal rights -- conscientious objector -- conscious parallelism -- conscription -- consecutive sentence -- consecutive sentences -- conseil d'état -- consensu -- consensual crime -- consensus -- consensus ad idem -- consensus decision-making -- consent -- consent decree -- consent judgment -- consequential damages -- consequentialism -- conservatee -- conservative Judaism -- conservative responsa -- conservator -- consideration -- consign -- consignee -- consignment -- consortium -- conspiracy -- conspirator -- constable -- constitution -- constitutional amendment -- constitutional charter -- constitutional convention -- constitutional law -- constitutional monarchy -- constitutional rights -- construction -- constructive -- constructive dismissal -- constructive eviction -- constructive fraud -- constructive notice -- constructive possession -- constructive trust -- construe -- consuetudinary -- consuetudinary law -- consultancy -- consultant -- consumer protection -- contemplation of death -- contempt of court -- contiguous -- contingency -- contingency fee -- contingent -- contingent beneficiary -- contingent fee -- contingent interest -- contingent remainder -- continuance -- continuing objection -- continuing trespass -- contra -- contra bonos mores -- contra legem -- contraband -- contract -- contract of adhesion -- contract of sale -- contract theory -- contracted-out -- contractor -- contribution -- contributory negligence -- control -- controlled substance -- controlling law -- controversy -- conversion -- convey -- conveyance -- conveyancing -- convict -- conviction -- cooperative -- cooperative housing -- cop a plea -- copartner -- copyhold -- copyleft -- copyright -- copyright infringement -- copyright law of the European Union -- copyright misuse -- coram nobis -- coram non judice -- coroner -- corporate governance -- corporate haven -- corporate opportunity -- corporate personhood -- corporate state -- corporation -- corporations law -- corpus -- corpus delicti -- corpus juris -- corpus juris civilis -- corpus juris secundum -- corroborate -- corroborating evidence -- corroboration -- cosign -- cost bill -- cost of completion -- costs -- cotenancy -- cotenant -- council tax -- counsel -- counsellor -- count -- counter offer -- counterclaim -- counterfeit -- counterpart -- county court -- coup d'état -- cour de cassation -- course -- course of employment -- court -- court calendar -- court costs -- court docket -- court of appeal -- court of appeal of England and Wales -- court of appeals -- court of customs and patent appeals -- court of equity -- court of first instance -- court of last resort -- court of law -- court of protection -- court of record -- court of session -- court order -- court room -- court trial -- court-martial -- covenant -- covenant not to compete -- covenant that runs with the land -- covenants, conditions and restrictions -- creature of statute -- credibility -- credible witness -- creditor -- creditor's claim -- creditor's rights -- crime -- crime against humanity -- crime against nature -- crime against peace -- crime of passion -- criminal -- criminal attorney -- criminal calendar -- criminal conversion -- criminal justice -- criminal law -- criminal negligence -- criminal procedure -- critical legal studies -- cross examination -- cross-complaint -- cross-examination -- crown copyright -- crown corporation -- crown court -- crown land -- crown-owned companies -- cruel and unusual punishment -- cruelty -- cruelty to animals -- cui bono -- cuius regio, eius religio -- culpability -- culpable -- cumis counsel -- cumulative sentence -- cumulative voting -- curfew -- curtesy -- custodian -- custody -- custom -- customary estate -- customs -- customs and excise -- customs court -- custos morum -- cut a check -- cy pres doctrine -- cyber law -- cybersquatting --

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D.A. -- D.B.A. -- D.U.I. -- D.W.I. -- damages -- damnation -- dangerous -- dangerous weapon -- data protection -- date rape -- Daubert standard -- day in court -- de bonis asportatis -- de bonis non administratis -- de die in diem -- de facto -- de facto corporation -- de futuro -- de integro -- de jure -- de jure corporation -- de lege ferenda -- de lege lata -- de minimis -- de novo -- deadlock -- deadly weapon -- dealer -- death penalty -- death row -- death tax -- debenture -- debt -- debt bondage -- debtor -- debtor in possession -- decapitation -- deceased -- deceit -- deception -- decide -- decision -- declarant -- declaration -- declaration of Arbroath -- declaration of independence -- declaration of mailing -- declaration of trust -- declaration of war -- declaratory judgment -- declaratory relief -- decree -- decree absolute -- decree nisi -- decriminalization -- dedication -- deduction -- deed -- deed of trust -- deed poll -- defalcation -- defamation -- default -- default judgment -- default rule -- defeasance -- defect -- defective -- defective title -- defendant -- defense -- defense -- defense attorney -- defense of infancy -- deficiency judgment -- deficit -- defined benefit plan -- defined contribution plan -- deforce -- defraud -- degree of kinship -- delayed exchange -- delegate -- deleterious -- deliberate -- deliberation -- deliberative body -- delict -- delinquent -- deliver -- delivery -- demand -- demand note -- demesne -- demise -- democracy -- demonstrative evidence -- demurrer -- denial -- deobandi -- deontology -- department for constitutional affairs -- dependent -- depletion -- deponent -- deportation -- depose -- deposition -- depreciate -- depreciation -- depreciation reserve -- derelict -- dereliction -- derivative action -- derivative work -- descent -- descent and distribution -- desert -- desertion -- designated civil judge -- detailed assessment -- determinable -- determination -- deuce -- devi -- devil's advocate -- devise -- devisee -- devolution -- devolve -- devolved government -- dicta -- dictum -- digital signature -- diligence -- diminished capacity -- diminished responsibility -- diminution in value -- diplomatic immunity -- diplomatic recognition -- direct and proximate cause -- direct evidence -- direct examination -- directed verdict -- director -- directors -- directors register -- disability -- disbar -- disbarment -- disbursements -- discharge -- discharge in bankruptcy -- disciplinary procedure -- disclaimer -- discontinuance -- discount -- discovery -- discovery of documents -- discretion -- discrimination -- disembowelment -- disfigure -- dishonor -- disinherit -- disinheritance -- disjunctive allegations -- dismiss -- dismissal -- dismissal with prejudice -- dismissal without prejudice -- disobbedienti -- disorderly conduct -- disorderly house -- disposing mind and memory -- disposition -- dispossess -- dispute resolution -- dissent -- dissenting opinion -- dissolution -- dissolution of corporation -- dissolution of the monasteries -- distinguish -- distress -- distribute -- distribution -- distributive justice -- district attorney -- district court -- district judge -- district registrar -- district registry -- disturbing the peace -- diversion -- diversity of citizenship -- divestiture -- divestment -- dividend -- dividend tax -- divine right of kings -- division of property -- divisional court -- divorce -- dna -- dock -- docket -- document -- documentary evidence -- doing business -- doli incapax -- domestic partner -- domestic partners -- domestic relations -- domestic violence -- domicile -- dominant estate -- dominant tenement -- dominium -- donation -- donative intent -- donee -- donor -- double jeopardy -- double taxation -- dower -- dowry -- draft document -- dram shop rule -- draw -- drawee -- drawer -- drawing and quartering -- Dreyfus affair -- driver's license -- driving under the influence -- driving while intoxicated -- droit de seigneur -- drop dead date -- drug -- dubitante -- duces tecum -- due -- due and owing -- due care -- due diligence -- due process -- due process of law -- due, owing and unpaid -- duress -- duty -- duty of care -- duty to warn -- dying declaration --

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earned income tax credit -- earnest payment -- easement -- ecclesia -- ecclesiastical court -- ecumenical council -- edict -- edict of Fontainebleau -- edict of Milan -- edict of Nantes --