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Jurisdiction

Detention

Illegal

Lawyer

Judge

Norms

Suspect

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n. 1UK instructions to a barrister - also v. 2US written statement of facts for a court

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n. 1UK instructions to a barrister - also v. 2US written statement of facts for a court

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Alibi

Illegal

Suspect

Counselling

Attempt

Judge

Norms

Self-Defence

Society

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Arrest: When a person is taken into custody by a police officer and charged with a crime

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A court order deciding where a child will live and how decisions about the child will be made. Parents may ask for any custody arrangement that they believe is in the best interest of their child.

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j urist

a person versed in the science of law, esp Roman or civil law

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constitutional law: Law prescribed by the written federal and state constitutions, as well as the interpretation and implementation of this law.

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constitutional law: Law prescribed by the written federal and state constitutions, as well as the interpretation and implementation of this law.

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The person who translates court hearings from English to another language. Provided at state expense in all criminal cases and in cases enforcing child support orders, if requested. No interpreter is available for divorce or any other civil case.

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a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

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if a law or rule is in force, it is being applied and people must obey it

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Arrest: When a person is taken into custody by a police officer and charged with a crime

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Arrest: When a person is taken into custody by a police officer and charged with a crime

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appearance:the formal attendance in court of a party in an action

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appearance:the formal attendance in court of a party in an action

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Probation: the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like.

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Probation: the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like.

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Attachment: A lien on property or assets to hold it to pay or satisfy any final judgment.

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Attachment: A lien on property or assets to hold it to pay or satisfy any final judgment.

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Probation: the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like.

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Probation: the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like.

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murder

n. the killing of a human being by a sane person, with intent, malice aforethought (prior intention to kill the particular victim or anyone who gets in the way) and with no legal excuse or authority.

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Choice of law: Rules used by municipal courts to determine which state's law they should apply in hearing a civil dispute

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Choice of law: Rules used by municipal courts to determine which state's law they should apply in hearing a civil dispute

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Asking a higher court to review the decision or sentence of a trial court because the lower court made an error.

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assault

an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence

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Plagiarism: an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own

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Plagiarism: an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own

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controlled by a law or statute

a statutory minimum wage

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alibi

a defence by an accused person that he was elsewhere at the time the crime in question was committed

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one who carries on a legal contest by judicial process : one who litigates legal cases

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marriage
n. the joining of a male and female in matrimony by a person qualified by law to perform the ceremony (a minister, priest, judge, justice of the peace or some similar official), after having obtained a valid marriage license

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mandatory adjective

ordered by a law or rule

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unproven adjective

legal used about something that has not been proved in a court of law

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drop dead date

n. a provision in a contract or a court order which sets the last date an event must take place (such as payment) or otherwise certain consequences will automatically follow, such as cancelling the contract, taking property or entering a judgment.

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Costs: Expenses in prosecuting or defending a case in court. Usually does not include attorney’s fees

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Costs: Expenses in prosecuting or defending a case in court. Usually does not include attorney’s fees

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Civil law: Body of law dealing with the rights of private citizens.

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Civil law: Body of law dealing with the rights of private citizens.

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intended to prevent companies from controlling prices and reducing competition

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A court is a tribunal, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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A Law-writer (or Law writer) is an obsolete term for a tradesman who made hand written fair copies of legal documents before the advent of mechanical typewriters and document copiers.

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juvenile adjectiverelating to young people who have committed a crime or who are accused of committing a crime

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juvenile adjectiverelating to young people who have committed a crime or who are accused of committing a crime

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juvenile adjective

relating to young people who have committed a crime or who are accused of committing a crime

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a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

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Cause celebre: any controversy that attracts great public attention, as a celebrated legal case or trial, a famous lawsuit, trial, or controversy.

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Cause celebre: any controversy that attracts great public attention, as a celebrated legal case or trial, a famous lawsuit, trial, or controversy.

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defense

n. 1) a general term for the effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pre-trial maneuvers to defeat the party suing or the prosecution in

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Action: Also called a case or lawsuit. A civil judicial proceeding where one party sues another for a wrong done, or to protect a right or to prevent a wrong

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Action: Also called a case or lawsuit. A civil judicial proceeding where one party sues another for a wrong done, or to protect a right or to prevent a wrong

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Bequest: the act of bequeathing, a gift of property by will, esp personal property.

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Bequest: the act of bequeathing, a gift of property by will, esp personal property.

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Bequest: the act of bequeathing, a gift of property by will, esp personal property.

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Litigious: inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.

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Litigious: inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.

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Battery: An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

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Battery: An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

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Arson: the act of intentionally or recklessly setting fire to another's property or to one's own property for some improper reason.

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Arson: the act of intentionally or recklessly setting fire to another's property or to one's own property for some improper reason.

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Amicus curiae: a person not directly engaged in a case who advises the court

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Amicus curiae: a person not directly engaged in a case who advises the court

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Injunction: law an instruction or order issued by a court to a party to an action, esp to refrain from some act, such as causing a nuisance, the act of enjoining.

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Injunction: law an instruction or order issued by a court to a party to an action, esp to refrain from some act, such as causing a nuisance, the act of enjoining.

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Abscond: to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution.

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Abscond: to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution.

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Solicitor: a type of lawyer in the UK , Australia, and some other countries who can give specialized legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower courts.                          

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Solicitor: a type of lawyer in the UK , Australia, and some other countries who can give specialized legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower courts.                          