- A Abatement:
- B Bailiff:
- C Casualty Loss
- D Damnum Absque Injuria
- E Election of Remedies:
- F Fact-Finder
- G
Gag Order
- H Harmless Error
- I Immaterial
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J Joinder:
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L Latent Defect
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M Magistrate
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N Negligence
- O On the Merits
- P Parental Liability:
- Q Quantum Merit
- R Reasonable
Care
- S Scienter
- T Tort Claims Act
- U Ultra hazard
Activity
- V Vacate
- W Wanton
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- Bailiff: a court attendant
- Barrister: in England, one of two classes of legal practitioners; an English trial lawyer
- Battery: an intentional or unlawful application of force to the person of another; an unlawful touching
- Bench Trial: a trial in which the court determines the facts without a jury; trial by judge
- Best Evidence Rule: rule of the law of evidence requiring the original writing, recording, or photograph
- Burden of Proof: the burden that rests with each party to the litigation to convince the jury in a jury trial or the judge in a bench trial of that party's case
- C
Casualty Loss: a loss of property due to fire, storm, or other casualty
Cause of Action: the existence of particular facts and law that create a right sufficient to merit judicial action
Cautionary Instruction: judge's charge to a jury telling them not to allow any outside matter to influence their verdict
Caveat: (lat.) warning or caution
Cease and Desist Order: a court order prohibiting the person or entity to which it is directed from undertaking or continuing a particular activity or course of
conduct
Circuit Court: one of several courts in a given jurisdiction; a part of a system of courts
Circumstantial Evidence: indirect evidence of a fact; evidence that indirectly suggests proof of a fact
Citation: a reference to a book or other source of legal authority
Civil Action: a legal proceeding brought to protect a civil right created by common law or statute
Civil Law: law concerned with non criminal matters
Civil Liability: liability for actions seeking enforcement of personal rights
Class Action: a lawsuit brought by a representative member on behalf of a large group of persons or members of the group
Clayton Act: prohibits price fixing and other types of discrimination
Clean Hands: the doctrine that requires that a person who seeks equitable relief must not himself have committed any impropriety with respect to the transaction
Clear and Convincing: standard of proof; evidence greater than mere preponderance
Common Law: the system of jurisprudence which is based on judicial precedent rather than statutory laws and comprises the largest body of law in the United
States
Comparative Negligence: the comparing of responsibility between the plaintiff and the defendant or defendants
Complaint: in a civil lawsuit, the first papers filed by the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Compos Mentis: (lat.) mentally competent
Conclusion of Fact: the conclusion reached through use of facts and reasoning, without resort to rules of law
Conclusion of Law: conclusion reached through application of rules of law
Conclusive Evidence: evidence which is irrefutable
Conflict of Interest: a situation where the tending of one duty leads to disregard of another
Conflict of Laws: applicable law of one state court which differs with the applicable law of another state jurisdiction which also has an interest in the
outcome
Consanguinity: the familial relationship of persons united by one or more common ancestors
Consent, Informed: see INFORMED CONSENT
Consent Judgment: an agreement of the parties which is placed on record with the court having jurisdiction
Consortium: the loss of services an society of another
Contempt of Court: a willful disobedience of a court order or a willful interference with the administration of justice
Contingent Fee: charge made by an attorney dependent upon the outcome of the case; the amount is usually a percentage of the party's recovery
Continuance: a postponement
Contribution: a legal right of a party who is responsible to the victim for reimbursement from another person
Contributory Negligence: the negligence of the injured party which is recognized as conduct which contributed to the loss
Costs: court-recognized expenses of the legal proceedings for which the successful party is entitled to reimbursement from the other party
Criminal Negligence: an act of negligence that is a violation of law and constitutes a crime
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