Above the law by Wouter Muurmans https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq 10 words associated with the law en-us 2018-10-04 06:51:36 UTC 2025-09-24 22:42:27 UTC hello@padlet.com 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. woutermuurmans https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/288982200 2018-10-04 07:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/288982200 Abscond: to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004289 2018-10-04 08:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004289 Amicus curiae: a person not directly engaged in a case who advises the court https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004366 2018-10-04 08:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004366 Arson: the act of intentionally or recklessly setting fire to another's property or to one's own property for some improper reason. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004430 2018-10-04 08:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004430 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. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004439 2018-10-04 08:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004439 Battery: An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004524 2018-10-04 08:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004524 https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004590 2018-10-04 08:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004590 Litigious: inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004597 2018-10-04 08:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004597 Bequest: the act of bequeathing, a gift of property by will, esp personal property. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004617 2018-10-04 08:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004617 Cause celebre: any controversy that attracts great public attention, as a celebrated legal case or trial, a famous lawsuit, trial, or controversy. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004681 2018-10-04 08:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004681 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 https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004744

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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 

]]> 2018-10-04 08:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004801 Justice https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004844 2018-10-04 08:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004844 Judge https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004850 a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.]]> 2018-10-04 08:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004850 juvenile adjectiverelating to young people who have committed a crime or who are accused of committing a crime https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004914 juvenile adjective
relating to young people who have committed a crime or who are accused of committing a crime
]]> 2018-10-04 08:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289004914 Law-writer: https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005004 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.]]> 2018-10-04 08:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005004 court https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005034 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.
 
]]> 2018-10-04 08:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005034 antitrust https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005050  intended to prevent companies from controlling prices and reducingcompetition 

]]> 2018-10-04 08:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005050 Civil law: Body of law dealing with the rights of private citizens. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005051 2018-10-04 08:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005051 Costs: Expenses in prosecuting or defending a case in court. Usually does not include attorney’s fees https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005138 2018-10-04 08:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005138 https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005208  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. 

]]> 2018-10-04 08:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005208 . https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005222 unproven adjective
legal used about something that has not been proved in a court of law
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ordered by a law or rule
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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 ]]> 2018-10-04 08:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005772 Litigator https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005875 one who carries on a legal contest by judicial process : one who litigates legal cases]]> 2018-10-04 08:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005875 . https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005973 alibi
a defence by an accused person that he was elsewhere at the time the crime in question was committed
]]> 2018-10-04 08:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289005973 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 https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006023 2018-10-04 08:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006023 statutory https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006038  controlled by a law or statute
a statutory minimum wage 

]]> 2018-10-04 08:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006038 . https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006175 assault
an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence
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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. 

]]> 2018-10-04 08:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006370 Probation: the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006402 2018-10-04 08:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006402 Attachment: A lien on property or assets to hold it to pay or satisfy any final judgment. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006406 2018-10-04 08:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006406 appearance:the formal attendance in court of a party in an action https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006454 2018-10-04 08:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006454 https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006596 2018-10-04 08:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006596 in force https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006612  if a law or rule is in force, it is being applied and people must obey it 

]]> 2018-10-04 08:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006612 Arrest: When a person is taken into custody by a police officer and charged with a crime https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006615 2018-10-04 08:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006615 Judge: https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006637 a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.]]> 2018-10-04 08:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006637 Court interpreter https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006686 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.]]> 2018-10-04 08:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006686 constitutional law: Law prescribed by the written federal and state constitutions, as well as the interpretation and implementation of this law. https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006687 2018-10-04 08:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006687 probation https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006802 2018-10-04 08:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006802 , https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006809 jurist
a person versed in the science of law, esp Roman or civil law

]]> 2018-10-04 08:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006809 Disqualifying https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006846 2018-10-04 08:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006846 Custody https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289006864 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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Alibi 
Illegal 
Suspect 
Counselling 
Attempt 
Judge 
Norms 
Self-Defence 
Society 

]]> 2018-10-04 08:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007160 n. 1UK instructions to a barrister - also v. 2US written statement of facts for a court https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007236 2018-10-04 08:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007236 Vow https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007258 2018-10-04 08:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007258 Vigilanty https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007323 2018-10-04 08:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007323 officer https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007431 2018-10-04 08:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007431 https://padlet.com/woutermuurmans/fescbubvvrbq/wish/289007440  
Jurisdiction 

Detention 

Illegal 


Lawyer

Judge

Norms

Suspect


 


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