abolitionism |
advocacy of or legal movement toward abolition, esp. of slavery in the United States. |
action |
a legal proceeding wherein one party demands its right or claims that wrong has been done by another party; a lawsuit. [1/8 definitions] |
actionable |
providing legitimate grounds for legal action. |
admissible |
capable or deserving of being admitted or conceded; allowable, esp. in a legal sense. |
adoption |
the act or fact of becoming the legal parent of another person's child, or the act or condition of being thus adopted as another's child. [1/2 definitions] |
affiant |
one who gives legal testimony in an affidavit; deponent. |
affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
agreement |
a legal contract. [1/3 definitions] |
alibi |
the legal defense of establishing one's location away from the scene of a crime during its commission. [1/4 definitions] |
alienist |
a physician specializing in mental disorders, esp. one who testifies about mental competency in legal proceedings. |
alimony |
financial support given by one separated or divorced spouse to the other, usu. by legal agreement. [1/2 definitions] |
amicus curiae |
a person who voluntarily or by invitation gives legal advice to the court in a particular case. |
angary |
the legal right of a state or nation at war to seize, destroy, or otherwise use the property of a neutral state, provided proper compensation is made. |
annul |
to make (a legal action or contract) no longer valid under the law. |
arbitrary |
exercising power with no legal restrictions; despotic. [1/3 definitions] |
arrest |
to seize and detain (someone) by legal process. [2/6 definitions] |
assignment |
a legal transfer of interest, property, or rights. [1/4 definitions] |
assize |
a judicial inquest, the legal order on which it is convened, or the verdict issuing from it. [1/4 definitions] |
attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
attorney general |
the chief law officer and legal advisor of a state or nation. [1/2 definitions] |
atty. |
abbreviation of "attorney," one whose profession is to give legal advice and to act as a representative in court during legal proceedings; lawyer; attorney-at-law. |