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Terms for subject Law (8527 entries)

amicus curiae	someone that gives advice to the court about the law in a case, but is not part of the case. comes from the latin for "friend of the court."
amicus curiae	Someone that gives advice to the court about the law in a case, but is not part of the case. Comes from the Latin for "friend of the court."
amphetamine	a stimulant and appetite-suppressing narcotic
burglary	an act or crime of illegal entry into a building to commit a crime
equitable action	an action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries, and the prevention of threatened illegal action
contract	an agreement between two or more people that makes, changes, or ends a legal relationship
contract	an agreement between two or more people to do or not to do a particular thing
accusation	an allegation or formal charge against a person
legal separation	an arrangement when a couple remain married but live apart, following a court order
allegation	an assertion or statement of fact the party intends to prove
alias	an assumed name, false name, known by another name
harmless error	an error committed during a trial that was corrected or was not serious enough to affect the outcome of a trial and therefore was not sufficiently harmful prejudicial to be reversed on appeal
prejudicial error	an error which authorizes the appellate court to reverse the judgment before it
stipulation	an essential condition of an agreement
statute	an established law or rule from a legislative body
annotation	an explanatory case summary or commentary on the law cases, statutes, and rules
indigent	an extremely poor person, without money and the necessities of life
bribe	an illegal offer of money, property or services for another service
hypothetical question	an imaginary situation, using facts previously admitted into evidence, upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation
material witness	an important or essential witness in a case