Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary Legal definitions from A to Z.

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary Legal definitions from A to Z

1.    a fortiori
2.    a priori assumption
3.    a.k.a.
4.    ab initio
5.    AB trust
6.    ABA
7.    abandon
8.    abandoned property
9.    abandonment
10.    abandonment (of residence)
11.    abandonment (of trademark)
12.    abate
13.    abatement
14.    abduction
15.    abet
16.    abeyance
17.    abortion
18.    abrogate
19.    abscond
20.    absentee ballot
21.    absolute
22.    abstention doctrine
23.    abstract
24.    abstract of judgment
25.    abstract of title
26.    abstract of trust
27.    abstractor
28.    abuse
29.    abuse excuse
30.    abuse of discretion
31.    abuse of process
32.    abut
33.    accelerated depreciation
34.    acceleration
35.    acceleration clause
36.    accept
37.    acceptance
38.    acceptance of service
39.    access
40.    accessory
41.    accommodation
42.    accompanying relative
43.    accomplice
44.    accomplice witness
45.    accord and satisfaction
46.    account stated
47.    accountant
48.    accounting
49.    accounts payable
50.    accounts receivable
51.    accredited investor
52.    accretion
53.    accrual method of accounting
54.    accrue
55.    accumulated earnings
56.    accumulation trust
57.    accusation
58.    accused
59.    acknowledge
60.    acknowledged father
61.    acknowledgment
62.    ACLU
63.    acquisition of citizenship
64.    acquit
65.    acquittal
66.    act
67.    act of God
68.    act of nature
69.    action
70.    actionable
71.    actual controversy
72.    actual damages
73.    actual notice
74.    actuarial tables
75.    actus reus
76.    ad hoc
77.    ad litem
78.    ad seriatim
79.    ad valorem tax
80.    ADA
81.    addendum
82.    ADEA
83.    adeem
84.    ademption
85.    ademption by satisfaction
86.    adequate remedy
87.    adhesion contract (contract of adhesion)
88.    adjourn
89.    adjudicate
90.    adjudication
91.    adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)
92.    adjusted basis
93.    adjusted gross income (AGI)
94.    adjuster
95.    adjustment
96.    adjustment date
97.    adjustment of status
98.    adjustment period
99.    administer
100.    administration (of an estate)
101.    administrative expenses
102.    administrative hearing
103.    administrative law
104.    administrative law judge (ALJ)
105.    Administrative Procedure Act
106.    administrator
107.    administrator ad litem
108.    administrator ad prosequendum
109.    administrator cum testamento annexo
110.    administrator de bonis non
111.    administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo
112.    administrator pendente lite
113.    administrator with will annexed
114.    administratrix
115.    admiralty court
116.    admiralty law
117.    admissible evidence
118.    admission
119.    admission against interest
120.    admission of guilt
121.    admit
122.    adopt
123.    adopted child
124.    adoption
125.    adoptive parent
126.    ADR
127.    adult
128.    adultery
129.    advance
130.    advance directive
131.    advance parole
132.    advance sheets
133.    advancement
134.    adverse
135.    adverse interest
136.    adverse party
137.    adverse possession
138.    adverse witness
139.    advisory opinion
140.    affiant
141.    affidavit
142.    affirm
143.    affirmative action
144.    affirmative defense
145.    affix
146.    after-acquired evidence
147.    after-acquired property
148.    after-acquired title
149.    after-discovered evidence
150.    age discrimination
151.    Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
152.    age of consent
153.    age of majority
154.    agency
155.    agent
156.    agent for acceptance of service
157.    agent for service of process
158.    aggravate
159.    aggravated assault
160.    aggravated battery
161.    aggravating circumstances
162.    AGI
163.    agreed statement of facts
164.    agreement
165.    aid and abet
166.    aleatory
167.    alias
168.    alibi
169.    alibi witness
170.    alien
171.    alien registration card (ARC)
172.    alienation
173.    alienation of affections
174.    alimony
175.    aliquot
176.    ALJ
177.    allegation
178.    allege
179.    Allen charge
180.    alluviation
181.    alluvion
182.    alter ego
183.    alternate beneficiary
184.    alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
185.    alternative minimum tax (AMT)
186.    alternative pleading
187.    alternative reproductive technology (ART)
188.    alternative writ of mandate (mandamus)
189.    AMBER Alert
190.    ambiguity
191.    amend
192.    amended complaint
193.    amended pleading
194.    amended tax return
195.    American Bar Association (ABA)
196.    American Civil Liberties Union
197.    American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
198.    American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
199.    Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
200.    amicus
201.    amicus curiae
202.    amnesty
203.    amortization
204.    AMT
205.    ancillary administration
206.    ancillary jurisdiction
207.    ancillary probate
208.    angel investor
209.    annual exclusion amount
210.    annual exclusion gift
211.    annual meeting
212.    annual percentage rate
213.    annuitant
214.    annuity
215.    annulment
216.    answer
217.    antenuptial agreement
218.    Anthony Kennedy
219.    anticipation
220.    anticipatory breach
221.    anticontest clause
222.    antilapse statute
223.    antitransfer laws
224.    antitrust laws
225.    Antonin Scalia
226.    APN
227.    apparent authority
228.    appeal
229.    appear
230.    appearance
231.    appellant
232.    appellate court
233.    appellate jurisdiction
234.    appellee
235.    applicable exclusion amount
236.    appraisal
237.    appraise
238.    appraiser
239.    appreciate
240.    appreciation
241.    approach
242.    approach the witness
243.    appurtenant
244.    APR
245.    arbiter
246.    arbitrary
247.    arbitration
248.    arbitrator
249.    arguendo
250.    argument
251.    ARM
252.    arm's length
253.    arraignment
254.    arrearages
255.    arrears
256.    arrest
257.    arrest warrant
258.    arson
259.    ART
260.    article
261.    articles of impeachment
262.    articles of incorporation
263.    articles of organization
264.    as is
265.    assault
266.    assault and battery
267.    assess
268.    assessed value
269.    assessor
270.    assessor's parcel number
271.    asset
272.    assign
273.    assigned risk
274.    assignee
275.    assignment
276.    assignment for benefit of creditors
277.    assisted suicide
278.    associate
279.    Associate Justice
280.    association
281.    assumable mortgage
282.    assume
283.    assumption
284.    assumption of risk
285.    assured
286.    asylum
287.    at issue memorandum
288.    at-will employment
289.    attached
290.    attachment
291.    attempt
292.    attest
293.    attestation
294.    attestation clause
295.    attorney
296.    attorney at law (or attorney-at-law)
297.    attorney fees
298.    Attorney General
299.    attorney of record
300.    attorney work product
301.    attorney work product privilege
302.    attorney's fee
303.    attorney-client privilege
304.    attorney-in-fact
305.    attractive nuisance
306.    attractive nuisance doctrine
307.    audit
308.    auditor
309.    augmented estate
310.    authenticate
311.    author
312.    authority
313.    authorize
314.    automatic stay
315.    autopsy
316.    avails
317.    avowal
318.    avulsion
319.    award


320.    BAC
321.    Bachelor of Laws
322.    back-to-back life sentences
323.    bad debt
324.    bad faith
325.    badgering the witness
326.    bail
327.    bail bond
328.    bail bondsman
329.    bailee (custodian)
330.    bailiff
331.    bailment
332.    bailor
333.    bailout
334.    bait and switch
335.    Baker v. Carr (1962)
336.    balance due
337.    balance sheet
338.    balloon mortgage
339.    balloon payment
340.    ballot
341.    bank
342.    bankruptcy
343.    bankruptcy court
344.    bankruptcy discharge
345.    bankruptcy estate
346.    bankruptcy petition preparer
347.    bankruptcy proceedings
348.    bankruptcy trustee
349.    bar
350.    bar association
351.    bar examination
352.    bargain
353.    barratry
354.    barrister
355.    basis
356.    basis point
357.    battery
358.    beach bum trust provision
359.    bearer
360.    bearer paper
361.    belief
362.    bench
363.    bench trial
364.    bench warrant
365.    beneficial interest
366.    beneficial ownership
367.    beneficial use
368.    beneficiary
369.    beneficiary deed
370.    benefit
371.    benefit of counsel
372.    benevolent society benefits
373.    bequeath
374.    bequest
375.    Berghuis v. Thompkins (2010)
376.    Berne Convention
377.    best evidence rule
378.    best interests (of the child)
379.    bestiality
380.    beyond a reasonable doubt
381.    BFOQ
382.    BFP
383.    bias
384.    bid
385.    bifurcate
386.    bifurcated trial
387.    bigamy
388.    bilateral contract
389.    bill
390.    bill of attainder
391.    bill of exchange
392.    bill of lading
393.    bill of particulars
394.    Bill of Rights
395.    bill of sale
396.    binder
397.    binding precedent
398.    Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
399.    bird-nesting
400.    biweekly mortgage
401.    blackletter law
402.    blackmail
403.    blank endorsement
404.    blanket search warrant
405.    blind pig
406.    blind tiger
407.    blind trust
408.    blog
409.    blood alcohol content (BAC)
410.    blue flu
411.    blue law
412.    blue ribbon jury
413.    blue sky laws
414.    Bluebook
415.    board of directors
416.    Board of Education v. Earls (2002)
417.    boiler room
418.    boilerplate
419.    bona fide
420.    bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)
421.    bona fide purchaser
422.    bond
423.    bondsman
424.    book account
425.    book value
426.    booking
427.    bookkeeper
428.    books
429.    boot
430.    border patrol
431.    bottomry
432.    bounty hunter
433.    Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)
434.    Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
435.    boycott
436.    Brady material
437.    breach
438.    breach of contract
439.    breach of promise
440.    breach of the peace
441.    breach of trust
442.    breach of warranty
443.    breaking and entering
444.    bribery
445.    brief
446.    broker
447.    Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
448.    bucket shop
449.    building and loan association
450.    bulk sale
451.    bulk sales law
452.    bulk transfer
453.    burden
454.    burden of proof
455.    burglary
456.    burial insurance
457.    burial policy
458.    Bush v. Gore (2000)
459.    business
460.    business invitee
461.    business license
462.    business records exception
463.    but-for test
464.    buy-sell agreement
465.    buyout agreement
466.    bylaws
467.    bypass trust
468.    C corporation
469.    cafeteria plan
470.    calendar
471.    calendar call
472.    calendar year accounting period
473.    call
474.    call option
475.    calumny
476.    cancel
477.    cancellation
478.    cancellation of removal
479.    caning
480.    canon law
481.    cap
482.    cap and trade
483.    capital
484.    capital account
485.    capital asset
486.    capital case
487.    capital expenditure
488.    capital gains
489.    capital investment
490.    capital offense
491.    capital punishment
492.    capital stock
493.    capitalization
494.    capitalized expenditure
495.    capitalized interest
496.    capitalized value
497.    capricious
498.    caption
499.    carbon offset
500.    care
501.    careless
502.    cargo insurance
503.    carnal knowledge
504.    carrier
505.    carryback
506.    carrying for hire
507.    carrying on business
508.    carryover
509.    carryover basis
510.    cartel
511.    case
512.    case law
513.    case of first impression
514.    case system
515.    cash method of accounting
516.    cash surrender value
517.    cashier's check
518.    casual labor
519.    casualty
520.    casualty loss
521.    causa mortis
522.    cause
523.    cause of action
524.    caveat
525.    caveat emptor
526.    CC&Rs
527.    CCCS
528.    cease and desist letter
529.    cease and desist order
530.    census
531.    certificate of citizenship
532.    certificate of deposit (CD)
533.    certificate of formation
534.    certificate of incorporation
535.    certificate of organization
536.    certificate of title
537.    certificate of trust
538.    certification mark
539.    certification of trust
540.    certified check
541.    certified copy
542.    certified public accountant (CPA)
543.    certiorari
544.    chain of title
545.    challenge
546.    challenge for cause
547.    chambers
548.    champerty
549.    chancellor
550.    chancery
551.    change of circumstances
552.    Chapter 11 bankruptcy
553.    Chapter 12 bankruptcy
554.    Chapter 13 bankruptcy
555.    Chapter 13 plan
556.    Chapter 7 bankruptcy
557.    Chapter 9 bankruptcy
558.    character witness
559.    charge
560.    charitable contribution
561.    charitable gift annuity
562.    charitable lead trust
563.    charitable organization
564.    charitable remainder annuity trust
565.    charitable remainder trust
566.    charitable remainder unitrust
567.    charitable trust
568.    charity
569.    chart of accounts
570.    charter
571.    chattel
572.    chattel mortgage
573.    check
574.    chief justice
575.    child
576.    child custody
577.    Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)
578.    child support
579.    child's trust
580.    Chinese Exclusion Act
581.    Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (2010)
582.    church and state
583.    churn
584.    churning
585.    CID
586.    CIF
587.    circuit court
588.    circumstantial evidence
589.    citation
590.    cite
591.    citizen
592.    citizen's arrest
593.    Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
594.    civil
595.    civil action
596.    civil case
597.    civil code
598.    civil law
599.    civil liability
600.    civil liberties
601.    civil penalties (civil fines)
602.    civil procedure
603.    civil rights
604.    Civil Rights Act of 1964
605.    civil union
606.    civil union partners
607.    claim in bankruptcy
608.    claims
609.    Clarence Thomas
610.    class
611.    class action
612.    Clayton Antitrust Act
613.    clean hands doctrine
614.    clean room
615.    cleaning fee
616.    clear and convincing evidence
617.    clear and present danger
618.    clear title
619.    clearly erroneous
620.    clerk
621.    Clinton v. City of New York (1998)
622.    close corporation
623.    closed shop
624.    closed-end loan
625.    closely held corporation
626.    closing
627.    closing argument
628.    closing costs
629.    cloud on title
630.    code
631.    Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
632.    Code of Professional Responsibility
633.    codefendant
634.    codicil
635.    codify
636.    cohabitation
637.    Cohan rule
638.    coho
639.    coho salmon
640.    cohousing
641.    coinsurance
642.    collaborative divorce
643.    collaborative law
644.    collateral
645.    collateral attack
646.    collateral consanguinity
647.    collateral descendant
648.    collateral estoppel
649.    collection agency
650.    collective mark
651.    collective work
652.    collision damage waiver
653.    collision insurance coverage
654.    collusion
655.    collusive action
656.    color of law
657.    color of title
658.    comaker
659.    comfort care
660.    comity
661.    comity of nations
662.    commencement of action
663.    comment
664.    commerce
665.    commercial frustration
666.    commercial law
667.    commingling
668.    commission
669.    commitment
670.    common area
671.    common carrier
672.    common interest development
673.    common law
674.    common law marriage
675.    common property
676.    common stock
677.    community interest development
678.    community property
679.    community property with right of survivorship
680.    community service
681.    community trust
682.    commutation
683.    commute a sentence
684.    company
685.    comparable rectitude
686.    comparative negligence
687.    compensation
688.    compensatory damages
689.    competence
690.    competent
691.    competent evidence
692.    competent witness
693.    compilation
694.    complainant
695.    complaint
696.    compos mentis
697.    compound interest
698.    compound question
699.    compounding a felony
700.    comprehensive insurance coverage
701.    compromise
702.    compromise verdict
703.    compulsory joinder
704.    compulsory license
705.    concealed weapon
706.    concealment
707.    conclusion
708.    conclusion of fact
709.    conclusion of law
710.    concurrent condition
711.    concurrent resolution of Congress
712.    concurrent sentence
713.    condemn
714.    condemnation
715.    condemnation action
716.    condition
717.    condition precedent
718.    condition subsequent
719.    conditional bequest
720.    conditional ownership
721.    conditional resident
722.    conditional sale
723.    conditional SSI payments
724.    conditions of carriage
725.    condominium
726.    condonation
727.    condone
728.    confess
729.    confession
730.    confession and avoidance
731.    confession of judgment
732.    confidence game
733.    confidential communication
734.    confidential relation
735.    confine
736.    confirmation hearing
737.    confiscate
738.    conflict of interest
739.    conflict of laws
740.    conformed copy
741.    conforming loan
742.    confrontation
743.    confusingly similar
744.    conjugal rights
745.    connivance
746.    consanguinity
747.    conscientious objector
748.    conscious parallelism
749.    consecutive sentence
750.    consent
751.    consent decree
752.    consent judgment
753.    consent order
754.    consequential damages
755.    conservatee
756.    conservator
757.    conservatorship
758.    consideration
759.    consign
760.    consignee
761.    consignment
762.    Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
763.    consortium
764.    conspiracy
765.    conspirator
766.    constable
767.    constitution
768.    constitutional amendment
769.    constitutional rights
770.    constitutional tort
771.    construction
772.    constructive
773.    constructive discharge
774.    constructive eviction
775.    constructive fraud
776.    constructive notice
777.    constructive possession
778.    constructive receipt of income
779.    constructive trust
780.    construe
781.    consulate
782.    Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS)
783.    Consumer Leasing Act
784.    consumer protection laws
785.    consumer report
786.    consummation
787.    contemplation of death
788.    contempt
789.    contempt of court
790.    contest
791.    contiguous
792.    contingency
793.    contingency fee
794.    contingent
795.    contingent annuity
796.    contingent beneficiary
797.    contingent fee
798.    contingent interest
799.    contingent ownership
800.    contingent remainder
801.    contingent trust
802.    contingent will
803.    continuance
804.    continuing objection
805.    continuing trespass
806.    contra
807.    contraband
808.    contract
809.    contract for deed
810.    contract of adhesion
811.    contractor
812.    contribution
813.    contributory negligence
814.    control
815.    controlled substance
816.    controlling law
817.    controversy
818.    contumacy
819.    contutor
820.    conversion
821.    convey
822.    conveyance
823.    conveyee
824.    convict
825.    conviction
826.    cookie
827.    cooling-off rule
828.    cooperative
829.    cooperative housing
830.    cop a plea
831.    coparcenary
832.    copartner
833.    copy
834.    copyright
835.    copyright notice
836.    Copyright Office
837.    copyright owner
838.    copyright registration
839.    coroner
840.    corporate charter
841.    corporate opportunity
842.    corporate resolution
843.    corporate trustee
844.    corporation
845.    corporeal
846.    corporeal ownership
847.    corpus
848.    corpus delicti
849.    corpus juris
850.    corroborate
851.    corroborating evidence
852.    corroborating witness
853.    cosign
854.    cosigner
855.    cost basis
856.    cost bill
857.    cost of completion
858.    cotenancy
859.    cotenants
860.    cotrustee
861.    counsel
862.    counselor
863.    count
864.    countable resource
865.    counter wills
866.    counterclaim
867.    counterfeit
868.    counteroffer
869.    counterpart
870.    county attorney
871.    course of employment
872.    court
873.    court calendar
874.    court costs
875.    court docket
876.    court of appeal(s)
877.    Court of Claims
878.    Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
879.    court of equity
880.    Court of International Trade
881.    court of law
882.    court order
883.    court reporter
884.    court trial
885.    court witness
886.    court-martial
887.    covenant
888.    covenant marriage
889.    covenant not to compete
890.    covenant of quiet enjoyment
891.    covenant that runs with the land
892.    covenants, conditions, and restrictions
893.    cramdown
894.    credibility
895.    credible witness
896.    credit
897.    credit bureau
898.    Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009
899.    Credit CARD Act
900.    credit counseling
901.    credit file
902.    credit insurance
903.    credit report
904.    credit reporting agency
905.    credit score
906.    credit shelter trust
907.    credit union
908.    creditor
909.    creditor's claim
910.    creditor's rights
911.    crime
912.    crime against nature
913.    crime of passion
914.    criminal
915.    criminal attorney
916.    criminal calendar
917.    criminal case
918.    criminal complaint
919.    criminal insanity
920.    criminal justice
921.    criminal law
922.    criminal procedure
923.    cross-claim
924.    cross-complaint
925.    cross-examination
926.    cross-licensing
927.    cruel and unusual punishment
928.    cruelty
929.    cruelty to animals
930.    Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health (1990)
931.    CSI effect
932.    CSS
933.    culpability
934.    culpable
935.    cum testamento annexo
936.    Cumis counsel
937.    cumulative sentence
938.    cumulative voting
939.    curator
940.    cure
941.    cure or quit
942.    current monthly income
943.    curtesy
944.    custodial interference
945.    custodial parent
946.    custodian
947.    custody
948.    custody (of a child)
949.    Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
950.    Customs Court
951.    cy pres doctrine (see-pray-doctrine)
952.    cybersquatting
953.    D.A.
954.    damages
955.    dangerous weapon
956.    Darby v. United States (1941)
957.    database
958.    date rape
959.    David H. Souter
960.    DBA
961.    de facto
962.    de facto corporation
963.    de jure
964.    de jure corporation
965.    de minimis
966.    de novo
967.    dead man's statute
968.    deadhand control
969.    deadly weapon
970.    dealer
971.    death benefit
972.    death penalty
973.    death row
974.    death taxes
975.    debenture
976.    debit card
977.    debt
978.    debt collector
979.    debt relief agency
980.    debt-to-income ratio
981.    debtor
982.    debtor in possession
983.    deceased
984.    decedent
985.    deceit
986.    deception
987.    decide
988.    decision
989.    declarant
990.    declaration
991.    declaration against interest
992.    declaration of mailing
993.    declaration of trust
994.    declaration under penalty of perjury
995.    declaratory judgment
996.    declaratory relief
997.    decree
998.    decree of distribution
999.    decriminalization
1000.    dedication
1001.    dedimus potestatum
1002.    deductible
1003.    deductible business expense
1004.    deduction
1005.    deed
1006.    deed in lieu of foreclosure
1007.    deed of trust
1008.    deep link
1009.    defalcation
1010.    defamation
1011.    default
1012.    default divorce
1013.    default judgment
1014.    defeasance
1015.    defeasible remainder
1016.    defect
1017.    defective
1018.    defective title
1019.    defendant
1020.    defense
1021.    defense attorney
1022.    Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
1023.    deferred compensation
1024.    deficiency
1025.    deficiency judgment
1026.    deficit
1027.    defined benefit plan
1028.    defined contribution plan
1029.    defraud
1030.    degree of kinship
1031.    delayed exchange
1032.    delegate
1033.    deliberate
1034.    delinquent
1035.    delivery
1036.    demand
1037.    demand letter
1038.    demand note
1039.    demise
1040.    demonstrative evidence
1041.    demur
1042.    demurrer
1043.    denial
1044.    Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
1045.    Department of Labor (DOL)
1046.    Department of State (DOS)
1047.    dependent
1048.    dependent care plan
1049.    dependents benefits
1050.    deponent
1051.    deportation
1052.    depose
1053.    deposition
1054.    depreciable asset
1055.    depreciate
1056.    depreciation
1057.    depreciation reserve
1058.    derelict
1059.    dereliction
1060.    derivation of citizenship
1061.    derivative
1062.    derivative action
1063.    derivative work
1064.    descent
1065.    descent and distribution
1066.    descriptive mark
1067.    desert
1068.    desertion
1069.    design patent
1070.    detain
1071.    determinable
1072.    determinate sentence
1073.    deuce
1074.    devise
1075.    devisee
1076.    devisor
1077.    devolution
1078.    devolve
1079.    dicta
1080.    dictum
1081.    Digital Millennium Copyright Act
1082.    digital signature
1083.    diligence
1084.    dilution
1085.    diminished capacity
1086.    diminution in value
1087.    direct and proximate cause
1088.    direct evidence
1089.    direct examination
1090.    direct inheritance
1091.    directed trust
1092.    directed verdict
1093.    directive to physicians
1094.    director
1095.    disability
1096.    disability benefits
1097.    disallowance
1098.    disbar
1099.    disbarment
1100.    discharge
1101.    discharge (of debts)
1102.    discharge (of personal representative)
1103.    discharge in bankruptcy
1104.    dischargeable debts
1105.    disclaim
1106.    disclaimer
1107.    disclaimer trust
1108.    disclosure
1109.    discount
1110.    discovery
1111.    discretion
1112.    discretionary trust
1113.    discrimination
1114.    dishonor
1115.    disinherit
1116.    disinheritance
1117.    disinterested witness
1118.    disjunctive allegations
1119.    dismiss
1120.    dismissal
1121.    dismissal with prejudice
1122.    dismissal without prejudice
1123.    disorderly conduct
1124.    disorderly house
1125.    disparate impact
1126.    disparate treatment
1127.    disposable income
1128.    disposing mind and memory
1129.    disposition
1130.    dispossess
1131.    dispute
1132.    dispute resolution
1133.    disregarding the corporate entity
1134.    dissent
1135.    dissenting opinion
1136.    dissolution
1137.    dissolution of corporation
1138.    dissolution of marriage
1139.    distinctive trademark
1140.    distinguish
1141.    distress
1142.    distribute
1143.    distributee
1144.    distribution
1145.    distribution of profits
1146.    District Attorney (DA)
1147.    district court
1148.    District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
1149.    disturbance of the peace
1150.    disturbing the peace
1151.    diversion
1152.    diversity jurisdiction
1153.    diversity of citizenship
1154.    Diversity Visa Program (the Lottery)
1155.    divestiture
1156.    divestment
1157.    dividend
1158.    divorce
1159.    divorce agreement
1160.    DNA
1161.    docket
1162.    doctor-patient privilege
1163.    doctrine of equivalents
1164.    document
1165.    documentary evidence
1166.    dog-bite statute
1167.    doing business
1168.    doing business as (DBA)
1169.    DOMA
1170.    domain name
1171.    domestic partner adoption
1172.    domestic partners
1173.    domestic relations
1174.    domestic violence
1175.    domicile
1176.    dominant estate
1177.    dominant tenement
1178.    don't ask, don't tell
1179.    donation
1180.    donative intent
1181.    donee
1182.    donor
1183.    dooced
1184.    double jeopardy
1185.    double taxation
1186.    double wills
1187.    double-entry accounting
1188.    doubling
1189.    dower
1190.    dower and curtesy
1191.    down payment
1192.    dowry
1193.    draft
1194.    dram shop rule
1195.    draw
1196.    drawee
1197.    drawer
1198.    Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
1199.    driving under the influence (DUI)
1200.    driving while black
1201.    driving while intoxicated
1202.    driving while intoxicated (DWI)
1203.    drop dead date
1204.    drunk driving
1205.    due
1206.    due and owing
1207.    due care
1208.    due diligence
1209.    due process of law
1210.    due, owing, and unpaid
1211.    due-on-sale clause
1212.    DUI
1213.    dump-buyback
1214.    durable power of attorney
1215.    durable power of attorney for finances
1216.    durable power of attorney for health care
1217.    duress
1218.    duty
1219.    duty of care
1220.    DWI
1221.    dying declaration
1222.    dynamite charge
1223.    dynasty trust
1224.    e.g.
1225.    EA
1226.    earned income
1227.    earned surplus
1228.    earnest payment
1229.    earnings record
1230.    earwitness
1231.    easement
1232.    easement by prescription
1233.    eavesdropping
1234.    Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
1235.    EEOC
1236.    effective assistance of counsel
1237.    effective date
1238.    effluxion of time
1239.    Egelhoff v. Egelhoff (2001)
1240.    eggshell skull
1241.    egress
1242.    EIR
1243.    ejectment
1244.    ejusdem generis
1245.    elder law
1246.    election of remedies
1247.    election under the will
1248.    electioneering
1249.    elective share
1250.    Electronic Funds Transfer Act
1251.    electronic signature
1252.    electronic surveillance
1253.    eleemosynary
1254.    element
1255.    elements (of a case)
1256.    elements (of a crime)
1257.    emancipated minor
1258.    emancipation
1259.    embassy
1260.    embezzlement
1261.    embezzler
1262.    emblements
1263.    emergency
1264.    emergency doctrine
1265.    emergency protective order
1266.    eminent domain
1267.    emolument
1268.    emotional distress
1269.    employee
1270.    Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
1271.    employer
1272.    employment
1273.    Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
1274.    en banc
1275.    enabling clause
1276.    enclosure (inclosure)
1277.    encroach
1278.    encroachment
1279.    encumber
1280.    encumbrance
1281.    endangered species
1282.    Endangered Species Act of 1973
1283.    endorsement (indorsement)
1284.    endowment
1285.    endowment insurance
1286.    enemy combatant
1287.    Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
1288.    Engel v. Vitale (1962)
1289.    English-only rule
1290.    enjoin
1291.    enjoyment
1292.    enrolled agent (EA)
1293.    enter a judgment
1294.    entity
1295.    entrapment
1296.    entry
1297.    entry of judgment
1298.    environmental impact report (EIR)
1299.    environmental law
1300.    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
1301.    Equal Pay Act
1302.    equal protection
1303.    Equal Rights Amendment
1304.    equal-opportunity employer
1305.    equitable
1306.    equitable distribution
1307.    equitable estoppel
1308.    equitable lien
1309.    equitable ownership
1310.    equitable relief
1311.    equity
1312.    equity of redemption
1313.    equivalent
1314.    ergo
1315.    ERISA
1316.    erroneous
1317.    error
1318.    errors and omissions
1319.    escalator clause
1320.    escape clause
1321.    escheat
1322.    escrow
1323.    escrow agent
1324.    escrow instructions
1325.    espionage
1326.    espousal
1327.    esquire
1328.    essential job functions
1329.    Establishment Clause
1330.    estate
1331.    estate by entirety
1332.    estate planning
1333.    estate tax
1334.    estate tax threshold
1335.    estimated taxes
1336.    estop
1337.    estoppel
1338.    estoppel by deed
1339.    estoppel by silence
1340.    estoppel in pais
1341.    et al.
1342.    et seq.
1343.    et ux.
1344.    et uxor
1345.    ethical will
1346.    euthanasia
1347.    evaluation agreement
1348.    evasion of tax
1349.    eviction
1350.    evidence
1351.    evidentiary
1352.    ex delicto
1353.    ex officio
1354.    ex parte
1355.    ex post facto
1356.    ex rel.
1357.    examination
1358.    examination report
1359.    exception
1360.    exception in deed
1361.    excessive bail
1362.    exchange
1363.    excise
1364.    excited utterance
1365.    exclusionary rule
1366.    exclusive license
1367.    exculpatory
1368.    exculpatory clause
1369.    exculpatory evidence
1370.    excusable neglect
1371.    execute
1372.    executed remainder
1373.    execution
1374.    executive clemency
1375.    executive order
1376.    executive privilege
1377.    executor
1378.    executory
1379.    executory interest
1380.    executory remainder
1381.    executrix
1382.    exemplary damages
1383.    exempt employee
1384.    exempt property
1385.    exemption
1386.    exemption trust
1387.    exhaustion
1388.    exhibit
1389.    expectancy
1390.    expense
1391.    expenses of administration
1392.    expert testimony
1393.    expert witness
1394.    express
1395.    express contract
1396.    express notice
1397.    express warranty
1398.    expropriation
1399.    expunge
1400.    extended warranty contracts
1401.    extension
1402.    extenuating circumstances
1403.    extinguishment
1404.    extortion
1405.    extradite
1406.    extradition
1407.    extrajudicial
1408.    extraordinary compensation
1409.    extraordinary fees
1410.    extreme cruelty
1411.    extrinsic evidence
1412.    extrinsic fraud
1413.    eyewitness
1414.    face amount
1415.    face value
1416.    fact
1417.    fact finder
1418.    factor
1419.    failure of consideration
1420.    failure of issue
1421.    fair comment
1422.    Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA)
1423.    Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
1424.    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
1425.    Fair Housing Act & Fair Housing Amendments Act
1426.    Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
1427.    fair market value
1428.    Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
1429.    fair trade laws
1430.    fair use
1431.    false arrest
1432.    false imprisonment
1433.    false pretenses
1434.    family
1435.    family allowance
1436.    Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
1437.    family court
1438.    family limited partnership
1439.    family pot trust
1440.    family purpose doctrine
1441.    Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009
1442.    FAPE
1443.    fault divorce
1444.    FCBA
1445.    FCPA
1446.    FCRA
1447.    FDCPA
1448.    FDIC
1449.    federal benefit rate
1450.    federal court
1451.    federal courts
1452.    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
1453.    Federal Land Policy and Management Act
1454.    Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
1455.    federal question
1456.    federal tax deposits (FTD)
1457.    Federal Tort Claims Act
1458.    Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
1459.    Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
1460.    fee
1461.    fee simple
1462.    fee tail
1463.    felon
1464.    felonious
1465.    felony
1466.    felony murder doctrine
1467.    Feres doctrine
1468.    fertile-octogenarian rule
1469.    FICA tax
1470.    FICO
1471.    fictitious business name
1472.    fictitious defendants
1473.    fictitious name
1474.    fiduciary
1475.    fiduciary relationship
1476.    field sobriety test
1477.    fieri facias
1478.    fighting words
1479.    file
1480.    filibuster
1481.    filing fee
1482.    final beneficiary
1483.    final decree
1484.    final judgment
1485.    final settlement
1486.    financial guardian
1487.    finder's fee
1488.    finding
1489.    finding of fact
1490.    fire insurance
1491.    firm offer
1492.    First Amendment
1493.    first degree murder
1494.    first impression
1495.    fiscal sponsor
1496.    fiscal year accounting period
1497.    fishing expedition
1498.    fitness
1499.    fixed annuity
1500.    fixed asset
1501.    fixed in a tangible medium of expression
1502.    fixed rate mortgage
1503.    fixed trust
1504.    fixture
1505.    flexible savings account (FSA)
1506.    flight
1507.    flipping
1508.    FLMPA
1509.    floating easement
1510.    FMLA
1511.    FOB
1512.    for sale by owner
1513.    for value received
1514.    forbearance
1515.    force majeure
1516.    forced sale
1517.    forced share
1518.    forcible entry
1519.    foreclosure
1520.    foreclosure sale
1521.    foreign corporation
1522.    Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA)
1523.    foreign divorce
1524.    forensic
1525.    forensic animation
1526.    forensic medicine
1527.    forensic testimony
1528.    forensics
1529.    foreseeability
1530.    foreseeable risk
1531.    forfeit
1532.    forfeiture
1533.    forger
1534.    forgery
1535.    form interrogatories
1536.    formula AB trust
1537.    fornication
1538.    forthwith
1539.    forum
1540.    forum non conveniens
1541.    forum shopping
1542.    foster care
1543.    foster child
1544.    foster parent
1545.    four corners of an instrument
1546.    framing
1547.    franchise
1548.    franchise agreement
1549.    franchise tax
1550.    franchisee
1551.    franchiser
1552.    frank
1553.    fraternal benefit society benefits
1554.    fraud
1555.    fraud in the inducement
1556.    fraudulent conveyance
1557.    fraudulent transfer
1558.    Fraudulent Transfer Act
1559.    free and clear
1560.    free appropriate public education
1561.    free on board (FOB)
1562.    freehold
1563.    freelancer
1564.    freeze-out
1565.    fresh pursuit
1566.    friendly suit
1567.    friendly witness
1568.    fringe benefit
1569.    frisk
1570.    frivolous
1571.    frolic and detour
1572.    fruit of the poisonous tree
1573.    frustration of purpose
1574.    FSBO
1575.    FTC
1576.    FTCA
1577.    fugitive from justice
1578.    full disclosure
1579.    full faith and credit
1580.    fundamental right
1581.    funding a trust
1582.    fungible things
1583.    Furman v. Georgia (1972)
1584.    future interest
1585.    gag order
1586.    garnish
1587.    garnishee
1588.    garnishment
1589.    GATT
1590.    gender bias
1591.    gender identity
1592.    General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
1593.    general appearance
1594.    general bequest
1595.    general counsel
1596.    general damages
1597.    general denial
1598.    general journal
1599.    general ledger
1600.    general partner
1601.    general plan
1602.    general power of attorney
1603.    generation-skipping transfer
1604.    generation-skipping transfer tax
1605.    generation-skipping trust
1606.    generic
1607.    genericide
1608.    Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
1609.    Geneva Conventions
1610.    Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
1611.    Gideon v. Wainright (1963)
1612.    gift
1613.    gift causa mortis
1614.    gift in contemplation of death
1615.    gift tax
1616.    Gitlow v. New York (1925)
1617.    go bail
1618.    going out
1619.    golden parachute
1620.    golden rule argument
1621.    Gonzalez v. Raich (2005)
1622.    good cause
1623.    good faith
1624.    good faith estimate (GFE)
1625.    Good Samaritan rule
1626.    good title
1627.    goods
1628.    goods & chattels
1629.    goodwill
1630.    governing law
1631.    governmental immunity
1632.    grace period
1633.    Graham v. Florida (2010)
1634.    grand jury
1635.    grand jury witness
1636.    grand larceny
1637.    grand theft
1638.    grandfather clause
1639.    grandfathered in
1640.    grant
1641.    grant deed
1642.    grantee
1643.    grantor
1644.    grantor-grantee index
1645.    grantor-retained annuity trust
1646.    grantor-retained income trust
1647.    grantor-retained trust
1648.    grantor-retained unitrust
1649.    gratuitous
1650.    gravamen
1651.    green card
1652.    greenhouse gases
1653.    greenmail
1654.    Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
1655.    Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (1971)
1656.    Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
1657.    gross estate
1658.    gross income
1659.    gross lease
1660.    gross negligence
1661.    grounds for divorce
1662.    group insurance
1663.    group life insurance
1664.    Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
1665.    guarantee
1666.    guaranteed reservation
1667.    guaranteed signature
1668.    guarantor
1669.    guaranty
1670.    guardian
1671.    guardian ad litem
1672.    guardian of the estate
1673.    guardian of the person
1674.    guardianship
1675.    guest statute
1676.    guilty
1677.    gun control
1678.    habeas corpus
1679.    habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
1680.    habitable
1681.    habitual criminal
1682.    half blood
1683.    Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)
1684.    harass
1685.    harassment
1686.    harmless error
1687.    hate crime
1688.    Hate Crimes Act
1689.    hazard insurance
1690.    head of family
1691.    head of household
1692.    headnote
1693.    health benefits
1694.    health care declaration
1695.    health care directive
1696.    health care proxy
1697.    health maintenance organization (HMO)
1698.    hearing
1699.    hearsay
1700.    hearsay rule
1701.    heat of passion
1702.    hedge fund
1703.    heir
1704.    heir apparent
1705.    heir at law
1706.    heir hunter
1707.    heiress
1708.    heirs of the body
1709.    held
1710.    Help America Vote Act of 2002
1711.    hereditament
1712.    hereditary succession
1713.    hidden asset
1714.    high seas
1715.    highway
1716.    hiring firm
1717.    hit and run statute
1718.    hobby loss
1719.    hold harmless
1720.    holder
1721.    holder in due course
1722.    holding
1723.    holding cell
1724.    holding company
1725.    holding over
1726.    holdover tenant
1727.    holographic will
1728.    home equity
1729.    home office
1730.    home rule
1731.    home study
1732.    home warranty
1733.    Homeland Security Act of 2002
1734.    homeowners' association
1735.    homestead
1736.    Homestead Act
1737.    homestead declaration
1738.    homestead exemption
1739.    hometowned
1740.    homicide
1741.    hornbook law
1742.    hostile possession
1743.    hostile witness
1744.    hostile work environment
1745.    hot pursuit
1746.    hotchpot
1747.    house closing
1748.    house counsel
1749.    household
1750.    householder
1751.    housekeeper
1752.    Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
1753.    HUD
1754.    HUD-1
1755.    human rights
1756.    hung jury
1757.    Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell (1988)
1758.    hybrid adjustable rate mortgage
1759.    hyperlink
1760.    hypothecate
1761.    I-94 card
1762.    i.e.
1763.    IEP
1764.    IIRIRA
1765.    illegal
1766.    illegal immigrant
1767.    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act
1768.    illicit
1769.    illusory promise
1770.    immaterial
1771.    immediate relative
1772.    immigrant visa
1773.    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
1774.    Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
1775.    immunity
1776.    impairs an exemption
1777.    impanel
1778.    impaneling
1779.    impeach
1780.    impeachment
1781.    impleader
1782.    implied
1783.    implied consent
1784.    implied contract
1785.    implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
1786.    implied warranty
1787.    implied warranty of fitness
1788.    implied warranty of habitability
1789.    implied warranty of merchantability
1790.    impossibility
1791.    impotence
1792.    impound
1793.    imprison
1794.    improvement
1795.    impute
1796.    in absentia
1797.    in camera
1798.    in chambers
1799.    in extremis
1800.    in forma pauperis
1801.    in haec verba
1802.    in lieu
1803.    in limine
1804.    in loco parentis
1805.    in pari delicto
1806.    in perpetuity
1807.    in personam
1808.    in pro per
1809.    in propria persona
1810.    in re
1811.    In Re Gault (1967)
1812.    in rem
1813.    in terrorem clause
1814.    in toto
1815.    in-house counsel
1816.    in-kind
1817.    in-kind income
1818.    in-kind support and maintenance (ISM)
1819.    inadmissible
1820.    inadmissible evidence
1821.    inalienable
1822.    incapacitated
1823.    incapacity
1824.    incentive stock option (ISO)
1825.    incest
1826.    inchoate
1827.    incidental beneficiary
1828.    incidents of ownership
1829.    income
1830.    income in respect of decedent
1831.    income statement
1832.    income tax
1833.    incompatibility
1834.    incompatible
1835.    incompetence
1836.    incompetency
1837.    incompetent
1838.    incompetent evidence
1839.    incontrovertible evidence
1840.    incorporate
1841.    incorporate by reference
1842.    incorporation
1843.    incorporator
1844.    incorporeal
1845.    incorporeal ownership
1846.    incriminate
1847.    incumber
1848.    incumbrance
1849.    incurable insanity
1850.    indecent exposure
1851.    indefeasible
1852.    indefeasible remainder
1853.    indemnify
1854.    indemnity
1855.    indenture
1856.    independent contractor
1857.    independent trustee
1858.    indeterminate sentence
1859.    index
1860.    indicia
1861.    indictable offense
1862.    indictment
1863.    indigent
1864.    indispensable party
1865.    individual retirement account (IRA)
1866.    individualized education program
1867.    indorse
1868.    indorsement
1869.    ineffective assistance of counsel
1870.    infancy
1871.    inference
1872.    information
1873.    information and belief
1874.    informed consent
1875.    infra
1876.    infraction
1877.    infringement
1878.    infringement (of copyright)
1879.    infringement (of trademark)
1880.    infringement (of utility patent)
1881.    ingress
1882.    inherit
1883.    inheritance
1884.    inheritance tax
1885.    inheritors
1886.    injunction
1887.    injunctive relief
1888.    injury
1889.    inlining
1890.    innocent
1891.    innocent spouse rule
1892.    innuendo
1893.    inquest
1894.    INS
1895.    insanity
1896.    insanity defense
1897.    insertion
1898.    insider
1899.    insider trading
1900.    insolvency
1901.    inspection of documents
1902.    installment agreement
1903.    installment contract
1904.    installment sale
1905.    instruction
1906.    instrument
1907.    insufficient evidence
1908.    insurance
1909.    insured
1910.    insurer
1911.    intangible property
1912.    integrated pension plan
1913.    integration
1914.    integration clause
1915.    intellectual property
1916.    intent
1917.    intent to levy
1918.    intent-to-use application (ITU)
1919.    intentional tort
1920.    inter alia
1921.    inter se
1922.    inter vivos
1923.    inter vivos trust
1924.    interest
1925.    interested witness
1926.    interference
1927.    interim order
1928.    interlineation
1929.    interlocutory
1930.    interlocutory appeal
1931.    interlocutory decree
1932.    interlocutory judgment
1933.    intermediate scrutiny
1934.    intermittent leave
1935.    Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
1936.    Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
1937.    international law
1938.    Internet service provider (ISP)
1939.    interpleader
1940.    interrogation
1941.    interrogatories
1942.    interstate commerce
1943.    intervene
1944.    intervening cause
1945.    intervention
1946.    intestacy
1947.    intestate
1948.    intestate succession
1949.    intoxication
1950.    intrinsic fraud
1951.    inure
1952.    inurement
1953.    invasion of privacy
1954.    inventory
1955.    inverse condemnation
1956.    invest
1957.    investigative background check
1958.    investigative consumer report
1959.    investment
1960.    investor
1961.    invitee
1962.    involuntary
1963.    IP
1964.    ipse dixit
1965.    ipso facto
1966.    IRA
1967.    Iraq War Resolution of 2002
1968.    IRC
1969.    irreconcilable differences
1970.    irrelevant
1971.    irremediable or irretrievable breakdown
1972.    irreparable harm
1973.    irreparable injury
1974.    irresistible impulse test
1975.    irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT)
1976.    irrevocable trust
1977.    IRS
1978.    IRS expenses
1979.    IRS Regulations
1980.    ISP
1981.    issue
1982.    issue preclusion
1983.    itemized deductions
1984.     J.D.
1985.     JAG
1986.     Jane Doe
1987.      jaywalking
1988.     jeopardy
1989.      JNOV
1990.     jobber
1991.      Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
1992.      John Doe
1993.      John G. Roberts, Jr.
1994.      John Paul Stevens
1995.     joinder
1996.      joinder of issue
1997.    joint
1998.    joint adventure
1999.    joint and several
2000.    joint custody
2001.    joint defendant
2002.    joint enterprise
2003.    joint liability
2004.    joint ownership
2005.    joint powers agreement
2006.    joint resolution of Congress
2007.    joint tax return
2008.    joint tenancy
2009.    joint tortfeasors
2010.    joint venture
2011.    joint work
2012.    Jones Act
2013.    journal
2014.    joyriding
2015.    judge
2016.    judge advocate
2017.    judgment
2018.    judgment by default
2019.    judgment creditor
2020.    judgment debt
2021.    judgment debtor
2022.    judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV)
2023.    judgment proof
2024.    judicial
2025.    judicial discretion
2026.    judicial foreclosure
2027.    judicial notice
2028.    judicial proceeding
2029.    judicial sale
2030.    jumbo loan
2031.    jump bail
2032.    junk bond
2033.    jurat
2034.    Juris Doctor (J.D.)
2035.    jurisdiction
2036.    jurisdictional amount
2037.    jurisprudence
2038.    jurist
2039.    juror
2040.    jury
2041.    jury box
2042.    jury duty
2043.    jury fees
2044.    jury instruction
2045.    jury nullification
2046.    jury of one's peers
2047.    jury panel
2048.    jury selection
2049.    jury stress
2050.    jury tampering
2051.    jury trial
2052.    jus cogens
2053.    jus naturale
2054.    just cause
2055.    just compensation
2056.    justice
2057.    justice of the peace (JP)
2058.    justice system
2059.    justiciable
2060.    justifiable homicide
2061.    juvenile court
2062.    juvenile delinquent
2063.    K
2064.    kangaroo court
2065.    Keogh plan
2066.    key employee
2067.    kidnapping
2068.    kin
2069.    kindred
2070.    kiting
2071.    know-how
2072.    Korematsu v. United States (1944)
2073.    L.W.O.P.
2074.    L3C
2075.    labor and materials (time and materials)
2076.    labor certification
2077.    laches
2078.    land
2079.    land trust
2080.    landlady
2081.    landlocked
2082.    landlord
2083.    landlord and tenant
2084.    landlord's lien
2085.    Lanham Act
2086.    lapse
2087.    lapse statute
2088.    larceny
2089.    last antecedent rule
2090.    last clear chance
2091.    last will and testament
2092.    latent ambiguity
2093.    latent defect
2094.    lateral support
2095.    law
2096.    law and motion calendar
2097.    law in books
2098.    law of admiralty
2099.    law of the case
2100.    law of the land
2101.    lawful enemy combatant
2102.    lawful issue
2103.    lawful permanent resident (LPR)
2104.    Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
2105.    lawsuit
2106.    lawyer
2107.    lay a foundation
2108.    lay witness
2109.    lead hazard
2110.    leading question
2111.    lease
2112.    lease option
2113.    leasehold
2114.    least restrictive environment
2115.    leave year
2116.    Lee v. Weisman (1992)
2117.    legacy
2118.    legal
2119.    legal succession
2120.    legal action
2121.    legal advertising
2122.    legal age
2123.    legal aid
2124.    legal cause
2125.    legal custody
2126.    legal duty
2127.    legal fiction
2128.    legal malpractice
2129.    legal papers
2130.    legal risk placement
2131.    legal separation
2132.    legal services
2133.    legal tender
2134.    legalese
2135.    legatee
2136.    legislative immunity
2137.    legitimate
2138.    lemon
2139.    lemon law
2140.    lessee
2141.    lesser crime
2142.    lessor
2143.    let
2144.    letter of credit
2145.    letter of request
2146.    letters
2147.    letters of administration
2148.    letters rogatory
2149.    letters testamentary
2150.    leverage
2151.    levy
2152.    lewd
2153.    lewd and lascivious
2154.    lex loci
2155.    LGBT
2156.    liability
2157.    liability insurance coverage
2158.    liable
2159.    libel
2160.    libel per se
2161.    liberty
2162.    license
2163.    licensee
2164.    licensor
2165.    licit
2166.    lie detector test
2167.    lien
2168.    lienor
2169.    LIFE Act
2170.    life beneficiary
2171.    life estate
2172.    life expectancy
2173.    life insurance
2174.    life insurance avails
2175.    life insurance trust
2176.    life tenant
2177.    life without possibility of parole
2178.    life-prolonging procedure
2179.    life-sustaining procedures
2180.    life-sustaining treatment
2181.    like-kind property
2182.    likelihood of confusion
2183.    Lilly Ledbetter
2184.    Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
2185.    limitation of actions
2186.    limited equity housing
2187.    limited jurisdiction
2188.    limited liability
2189.    limited liability company (LLC)
2190.    limited liability partnership (LLP)
2191.    limited partnership
2192.    limited personal liability
2193.    limited power of attorney
2194.    limiting instructions
2195.    lineal consanguinity
2196.    lineal descendant
2197.    lineup
2198.    link
2199.    liquid asset
2200.    liquidate
2201.    liquidated damages
2202.    liquidating partner
2203.    lis pendens
2204.    listed property
2205.    literary works
2206.    litigant
2207.    litigation
2208.    litigator
2209.    litigious
2210.    living trust
2211.    living will
2212.    LLC
2213.    LLP
2214.    loan broker
2215.    loan consolidation
2216.    local rules
2217.    locus
2218.    loiter
2219.    loitering
2220.    long cause
2221.    long-arm statute
2222.    loss
2223.    loss carryover
2224.    loss damage waiver (LDW)
2225.    loss of bargain rule
2226.    loss of consortium
2227.    loss of use
2228.    Loving v. Virginia (1967)
2229.    low-profit limited liability company (L3C)
2230.    lower court
2231.    LRE
2232.    LULAC
2233.    M'Naughten Rule
2234.    M.O.
2235.    MACRS
2236.    magistrate
2237.    Magna Carta
2238.    Mail or Telephone Order Rule
2239.    mailbox rule
2240.    maim
2241.    mainstreaming
2242.    major life activity
2243.    majority
2244.    make
2245.    make one whole
2246.    maker
2247.    malfeasance
2248.    malice
2249.    malice aforethought
2250.    malicious prosecution
2251.    malpractice
2252.    malum in se
2253.    malum prohibitum
2254.    mandamus
2255.    mandate
2256.    mandatory
2257.    mandatory injunction
2258.    mandatory joinder
2259.    manifest
2260.    Mann Act
2261.    manslaughter
2262.    manual accounting system
2263.    Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
2264.    Marbury v. Madison (1803)
2265.    margin
2266.    marginal tax rate
2267.    marital deduction
2268.    marital misconduct
2269.    marital privilege
2270.    marital property
2271.    marital settlement agreement
2272.    marital termination agreement
2273.    marital tort
2274.    maritime court
2275.    maritime law
2276.    mark
2277.    marked for identification
2278.    market value
2279.    marketable title
2280.    marriage
2281.    marriage certificate
2282.    marriage license
2283.    marshal
2284.    martial law
2285.    Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816)
2286.    Martindale-Hubbell
2287.    mass layoff
2288.    mass tort
2289.    Massachusetts trust
2290.    master
2291.    master and servant
2292.    master trust
2293.    material
2294.    material witness
2295.    matter of record
2296.    Matthew Shepard Act
2297.    Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
2298.    maturity
2299.    may
2300.    mayhem
2301.    McCain-Feingold Act
2302.    McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
2303.    McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010)
2304.    McNabb-Mallory Rule
2305.    McNaghten Rule
2306.    MDL
2307.    means test
2308.    mechanic's lien
2309.    median family income
2310.    mediation
2311.    mediator
2312.    Medicaid
2313.    medical certification
2314.    medical marijuana
2315.    Medicare
2316.    Medicare tax
2317.    meet and confer
2318.    meeting of creditors
2319.    meeting of the minds
2320.    Megan's Law
2321.    member
2322.    memorandum
2323.    memorandum decision
2324.    Memorandum of Points and Authorities
2325.    mens rea
2326.    mental anguish
2327.    mental competence
2328.    mental cruelty
2329.    mental suffering
2330.    mercantile law
2331.    merchantable
2332.    mercy killing
2333.    merger
2334.    mesne
2335.    mesne profits
2336.    metes and bounds
2337.    mileage log
2338.    military commission
2339.    Military Commissions Act of 2006
2340.    military law
2341.    millage
2342.    MINE Act
2343.    Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006
2344.    Mine Safety and Health Administration
2345.    MINER Act
2346.    mineral rights
2347.    minimum contacts
2348.    minimum wage
2349.    mining claim
2350.    ministerial act
2351.    minor
2352.    minority
2353.    minutes
2354.    Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
2355.    Miranda warnings
2356.    mirror wills
2357.    misappropriation
2358.    misdemeanor
2359.    misfeasance
2360.    misjoinder
2361.    misprision of a felony
2362.    misrepresentation
2363.    mistake
2364.    mistrial
2365.    misunderstanding
2366.    mitigating circumstances
2367.    mitigation of damages
2368.    MLS
2369.    Model Rules of Professional Conduct
2370.    modification
2371.    modus operandi
2372.    moiety
2373.    molestation
2374.    money order
2375.    monopoly
2376.    month-to-month
2377.    month-to-month tenancy
2378.    monument
2379.    moonlighting
2380.    moot
2381.    moot court
2382.    moot point
2383.    moral certainty
2384.    moral rights
2385.    moral turpitude
2386.    moratorium
2387.    mortality charge
2388.    mortgage
2389.    mortgage broker
2390.    mortgage delinquency
2391.    mortgage rate buydown
2392.    mortgage servicer
2393.    mortgage-backed security
2394.    mortgagee
2395.    mortgagor
2396.    mortmain
2397.    motion
2398.    motion for new trial
2399.    motion for summary judgment
2400.    motion in limine
2401.    motion to dismiss
2402.    motion to strike
2403.    motion to suppress
2404.    motive
2405.    mouthpiece
2406.    movant
2407.    move
2408.    moving party
2409.    mugging
2410.    Muller v. Oregon (1908)
2411.    multidistrict litigation
2412.    multiple listing service
2413.    multiplicity of actions
2414.    municipal
2415.    municipal court
2416.    muniment of title
2417.    murder
2418.    mutual
2419.    mutual wills
2420.    mystic will
2421.    naked option
2422.    narcotics
2423.    National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
2424.    National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF)
2425.    National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
2426.    National Visa Center (NVC)
2427.    natural law
2428.    natural person
2429.    naturalization
2430.    Near v. Minnesota (1931)
2431.    necessaries
2432.    necessary inference
2433.    necessary party
2434.    necessities
2435.    negative amortization
2436.    negative income
2437.    negative pregnant
2438.    negligence
2439.    negligence per se
2440.    negligent
2441.    negligent tort
2442.    negotiable instrument
2443.    negotiation
2444.    net
2445.    net earnings
2446.    net estate
2447.    net income
2448.    net lease
2449.    net loss
2450.    net operating loss (NOL)
2451.    new matter
2452.    New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
2453.    next friend
2454.    next of kin
2455.    nihil
2456.    nil
2457.    nisi prius
2458.    No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
2459.    no contest
2460.    no fault
2461.    no-contest clause
2462.    no-fault divorce
2463.    no-fault insurance
2464.    no-par stock
2465.    nol. pros.
2466.    nolle prosequi
2467.    nolo
2468.    nolo contendere
2469.    nominal damages
2470.    nominal party
2471.    nominee
2472.    non compos mentis
2473.    non sequitur
2474.    noncompete
2475.    noncompetition agreement
2476.    nonconforming use
2477.    noncontest clause
2478.    noncontestability clause
2479.    noncontiguous
2480.    noncountable resource
2481.    noncustodial parent
2482.    nondischargeable debts
2483.    nondisclosure agreement
2484.    nondiscretionary trust
2485.    nondisparagement clause
2486.    nonexempt employee
2487.    nonexempt property
2488.    nonfeasance
2489.    nonimmigrant
2490.    nonimmigrant visa
2491.    nonjudicial foreclosure
2492.    nonlapse statute
2493.    nonobviousness
2494.    nonprobate assets
2495.    nonprobate estate
2496.    nonprobate transfer
2497.    nonprofit corporation
2498.    nonrecurring closing costs
2499.    nonsolicitation agreement
2500.    nonsuit
2501.    nontransferable ticket
2502.    Norris v. Alabama (1935)
2503.    not guilty
2504.    not guilty by reason of insanity
2505.    notarize
2506.    notary
2507.    notary public
2508.    note
2509.    notice
2510.    notice of default
2511.    notice of deficiency
2512.    notice of tax lien
2513.    notice to quit
2514.    notorious possession
2515.    NOV (non obstante veredicto)
2516.    novation
2517.    novelty
2518.    noxious
2519.    nugatory
2520.    nuisance
2521.    nuisance fees
2522.    nulla bona
2523.    nullity
2524.    nunc pro tunc
2525.    nuncupative will
2526.    O.R.
2527.    O.S.C.
2528.    oath
2529.    oath of office
2530.    obiter dicta
2531.    obiter dictum
2532.    object
2533.    objection
2534.    obligation
2535.    obligee
2536.    obligor
2537.    OBRA
2538.    obscene
2539.    obscenity
2540.    obstruction of justice
2541.    occupancy
2542.    occupancy standard
2543.    occupant
2544.    occupation
2545.    occupational disease
2546.    occupational hazard
2547.    Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
2548.    occupy the field
2549.    of counsel
2550.    off calendar
2551.    offender
2552.    offense
2553.    offensive collateral estoppel
2554.    offer
2555.    offer in compromise
2556.    offer of proof
2557.    offeree
2558.    offeror
2559.    officer
2560.    officer of the court
2561.    official
2562.    official misconduct
2563.    officious intermeddler
2564.    offset
2565.    offshore corporation
2566.    Oil Pollution Act of 1990
2567.    Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
2568.    olographic will
2569.    omission
2570.    omitted heir
2571.    omnibus clause
2572.    on all fours
2573.    on demand
2574.    on or about
2575.    on or before
2576.    on the merits
2577.    on the stand
2578.    one-bite rule
2579.    one-person, one-vote rule
2580.    one-year rule
2581.    open adoption
2582.    open court
2583.    open-ended loan
2584.    opening statement
2585.    operating agreement
2586.    operation of law
2587.    opinion
2588.    option
2589.    Option ARM
2590.    oral contract
2591.    order
2592.    order of examination
2593.    order to show cause
2594.    ordinance
2595.    ordinary course of business
2596.    original jurisdiction
2597.    original work of authorship
2598.    origination fee
2599.    orphan
2600.    orphan works
2601.    OSHA
2602.    ostensible agent
2603.    ostensible authority
2604.    ouster
2605.    out of court
2606.    out-of-pocket expense
2607.    outbuilding
2608.    outlaw
2609.    output contract
2610.    overbooking
2611.    overcharge
2612.    overrule
2613.    overt act
2614.    owelty
2615.    own recognizance (OR)
2616.    owner
2617.    owners' agreement
2618.    ownership
2619.    ownership in common
2620.    pain and suffering
2621.    palimony
2622.    palliative care
2623.    pander
2624.    panderer
2625.    panel
2626.    paper hanger
2627.    par
2628.    par value
2629.    par-value stock
2630.    paralegal
2631.    paramount title
2632.    parcel
2633.    pardon
2634.    parens patriae
2635.    parent
2636.    Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA)
2637.    parental neglect
2638.    parenting plan
2639.    pari delicto
2640.    parish
2641.    parody
2642.    parol
2643.    parol evidence rule
2644.    parole
2645.    partial breach
2646.    partial disability
2647.    partial verdict
2648.    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
2649.    partially secured debt
2650.    participate
2651.    partition
2652.    partner
2653.    partnership
2654.    party
2655.    party of the first part
2656.    party of the second part
2657.    party wall
2658.    pass-through taxation
2659.    passenger
2660.    passive
2661.    pat-down
2662.    patent
2663.    patent ambiguity
2664.    Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
2665.    patent claim
2666.    patent claims
2667.    patent deed
2668.    patent defect
2669.    patent drawing
2670.    patent infringement
2671.    patent pending
2672.    patent search
2673.    patent troll
2674.    paternity suit
2675.    Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
2676.    Patriot Act
2677.    pawn
2678.    pawnbroker
2679.    pay or quit
2680.    payable
2681.    payable on demand
2682.    payable-on-death designation
2683.    payback provision
2684.    payee
2685.    payment in due course
2686.    payment in full
2687.    payment into court
2688.    payor
2689.    payroll taxes
2690.    PBGC
2691.    peace bond
2692.    peaceable possession
2693.    peculation
2694.    pecuniary
2695.    pedophilia
2696.    peeping Tom
2697.    peer
2698.    peer review
2699.    pen register
2700.    penal
2701.    penalty
2702.    penalty clause
2703.    pendent jurisdiction
2704.    pendente lite
2705.    penitentiary
2706.    pension
2707.    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
2708.    people
2709.    People's Initiative to Limit Property Taxation
2710.    per
2711.    per capita
2712.    per curiam
2713.    per diem
2714.    per se
2715.    per stirpes
2716.    percipient witness
2717.    peremptory
2718.    peremptory challenge
2719.    peremptory norm
2720.    peremptory writ of mandate (or mandamus)
2721.    perfect
2722.    perfected
2723.    perform
2724.    performance
2725.    perjurer
2726.    perjury
2727.    PERM
2728.    permanent disability
2729.    permanent injunction
2730.    permanent injury
2731.    permanent resident
2732.    permit
2733.    perpetuity
2734.    person
2735.    personal effects
2736.    personal financial responsibility counseling
2737.    personal guardian
2738.    personal injury
2739.    personal injury recovery
2740.    personal property
2741.    personal representative
2742.    personal service
2743.    personal services
2744.    personalty
2745.    pet trust
2746.    petit jury
2747.    petition
2748.    petitioner
2749.    petty larceny
2750.    phishing
2751.    physical custody
2752.    physical incapacity
2753.    physician-assisted suicide
2754.    physician-patient privilege
2755.    picketing
2756.    piercing the corporate veil
2757.    piercing the veil
2758.    pilferage
2759.    pimp
2760.    pink slip
2761.    piracy
2762.    PITI
2763.    PKPA
2764.    plagiarism
2765.    plain error
2766.    plain view doctrine
2767.    plaintiff
2768.    plaintiff's attorney
2769.    Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)
2770.    Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992)
2771.    plant closing
2772.    plant patent
2773.    plea
2774.    plea bargain
2775.    plea in abatement
2776.    plead
2777.    pleading
2778.    pledge
2779.    plenary
2780.    Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
2781.    Plyler v. Doe (1982)
2782.    PMI
2783.    POD
2784.    points and authorities
2785.    poison pill
2786.    police court
2787.    police powers
2788.    political question
2789.    poll
2790.    poll book
2791.    polygamy
2792.    polygraph
2793.    POMS
2794.    Ponzi scheme
2795.    pooled trust
2796.    pornography
2797.    positive law
2798.    posse comitatus
2799.    possess
2800.    possession
2801.    possession of stolen goods
2802.    possessory interest
2803.    possibility of a reverter
2804.    post
2805.    post hoc
2806.    post mortem
2807.    postdated check
2808.    posthumous child
2809.    posting
2810.    postjudgment interest
2811.    pot
2812.    pot trust
2813.    pour-over will
2814.    power of acceptance
2815.    power of appointment
2816.    power of attorney
2817.    PPA
2818.    practicable
2819.    practice
2820.    praecipe
2821.    pray
2822.    prayer for relief
2823.    pre-dup
2824.    precatory
2825.    precedent
2826.    predatory lending
2827.    predecease
2828.    predeceased spouse
2829.    preemption
2830.    preemptive right
2831.    preference
2832.    preference relative
2833.    preferred dividend
2834.    preferred stock
2835.    Pregnancy Discrimination Act
2836.    prejudgment interest
2837.    preliminary hearing
2838.    preliminary injunction
2839.    premarital agreement
2840.    premeditation
2841.    premises
2842.    premium
2843.    prenatal tort
2844.    prenuptial agreement
2845.    prepayment penalty
2846.    preponderance of the evidence
2847.    preregistration agreement
2848.    prerogative writ
2849.    prescription
2850.    prescriptive easement
2851.    presenteeism
2852.    presentment
2853.    Presidential signing statements
2854.    presiding judge
2855.    presumed abuse
2856.    presumed maximum value (PMV)
2857.    presumption
2858.    presumption of innocence
2859.    pretermitted heir
2860.    pretrial discovery
2861.    prevailing party
2862.    price fixing
2863.    prima facie
2864.    prima facie case
2865.    prime suspect
2866.    primogeniture
2867.    principal
2868.    principal place of business
2869.    Principal Register
2870.    prior art
2871.    prior restraint
2872.    prior(s)
2873.    priority
2874.    priority date
2875.    priority debt
2876.    privacy
2877.    private annuity
2878.    private carrier
2879.    private mortgage insurance
2880.    private nuisance
2881.    private property
2882.    private road
2883.    privilege
2884.    privilege against self-incrimination
2885.    privileged communication
2886.    Privileges and Immunities Clause
2887.    privity
2888.    pro bono
2889.    pro forma
2890.    pro hac vice
2891.    pro per
2892.    pro rata
2893.    pro se
2894.    pro tanto
2895.    pro tem
2896.    pro tempore
2897.    probable cause
2898.    probate
2899.    probate court
2900.    probate estate
2901.    probation
2902.    probative
2903.    probative facts
2904.    probative value
2905.    procedural law
2906.    procedure
2907.    proceeding
2908.    proceeds for damaged exempt property
2909.    process
2910.    process server
2911.    proctor
2912.    product liability
2913.    products liability
2914.    professional corporation
2915.    professional negligence
2916.    proffer
2917.    profit and loss statement
2918.    profit margin
2919.    prohibition
2920.    promise
2921.    promissory estoppel
2922.    promissory note
2923.    promoter
2924.    promotional stock
2925.    proof
2926.    proper party
2927.    property
2928.    property control trust
2929.    property damage
2930.    property guardian
2931.    property tax
2932.    property tort
2933.    Proposition 13
2934.    Proposition 8
2935.    propria persona
2936.    proprietary
2937.    proprietary interest
2938.    proprietary lease
2939.    proprietary rights
2940.    proprietor
2941.    proprietorship
2942.    prosecute
2943.    prosecuting attorney
2944.    prosecution
2945.    prosecutor
2946.    prospectus
2947.    prostitute
2948.    prostitution
2949.    protected characteristic
2950.    protected class
2951.    protective custody
2952.    protest
2953.    prove
2954.    proving a will
2955.    provisional ballot
2956.    provisional patent application (PPA)
2957.    provisional remedy
2958.    proviso
2959.    provocation
2960.    proximate cause
2961.    proxy
2962.    prudent person rule
2963.    PTO
2964.    public
2965.    public administrator
2966.    public benefit corporation
2967.    public charge
2968.    public corporation
2969.    public defender
2970.    public domain
2971.    public domain lands
2972.    public easement
2973.    public figure
2974.    public nuisance
2975.    public property
2976.    public record
2977.    public trust doctrine
2978.    public use
2979.    public utility
2980.    publication
2981.    publish
2982.    published work
2983.    puffery
2984.    puffing
2985.    punitive damages
2986.    pur autre vie
2987.    put option
2988.    putative
2989.    pyramid scheme
2990.    QDOT
2991.    QDRO
2992.    QMSCO
2993.    QTIP trust
2994.    Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
2995.    qualified domestic trust
2996.    qualified endorsement
2997.    qualified individual with a disability
2998.    qualified intermediary
2999.    Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMSCO)
3000.    qualified ownership
3001.    qualified personal residence trust (QPRT)
3002.    qualified plan
3003.    qualified retirement plan
3004.    qualified small business stock
3005.    qualified witness
3006.    quantum meruit
3007.    quash
3008.    quasi
3009.    quasi contract
3010.    quasi in rem
3011.    quasi-community property
3012.    quasi-corporation
3013.    quasi-criminal
3014.    quasi-judicial
3015.    quasi-personalty
3016.    Queen's Bench
3017.    question of fact
3018.    question of law
3019.    qui tam action
3020.    QUID
3021.    quid pro quo
3022.    quiet enjoyment
3023.    quiet title action
3024.    quit
3025.    quitclaim deed
3026.    quo warranto
3027.    quorum
3028.    quotient verdict
3029.    Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
3030.    racketeering
3031.    rainmaker
3032.    ransom
3033.    rape
3034.    ratable
3035.    ratification
3036.    ratify
3037.    rational basis
3038.    rational basis test
3039.    read on
3040.    ready, willing, and able
3041.    reaffirmation
3042.    real covenant
3043.    real estate
3044.    real estate agent
3045.    real estate broker
3046.    real estate investment trust (REIT)
3047.    real party in interest
3048.    real property
3049.    Realtor®
3050.    realty
3051.    reasonable
3052.    reasonable accommodation
3053.    reasonable care
3054.    reasonable doubt
3055.    reasonable person
3056.    reasonable reliance
3057.    reasonable speed
3058.    reasonable time
3059.    reasonable wear and tear
3060.    rebate
3061.    rebuttable presumption
3062.    rebuttal
3063.    rebuttal witness
3064.    recapture
3065.    receipt
3066.    receiver
3067.    receivership
3068.    recess
3069.    recidivist
3070.    reciprocal beneficiaries
3071.    reciprocal discovery
3072.    reciprocity
3073.    reckless
3074.    reckless disregard
3075.    reckless driving
3076.    reconveyance
3077.    record
3078.    record keeping
3079.    recording
3080.    recording acts
3081.    records
3082.    recoupment
3083.    recourse
3084.    recover
3085.    recoverable
3086.    recovery
3087.    recurring closing costs
3088.    recusal
3089.    recuse
3090.    red herring
3091.    redaction
3092.    redeem
3093.    redemption
3094.    reentry
3095.    referee
3096.    referendum
3097.    reformation
3098.    refresh one's recollection
3099.    refugee
3100.    Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
3101.    register
3102.    Register of Deeds
3103.    registered agent
3104.    registered sex offender
3105.    registration statement
3106.    registry of deeds
3107.    regulation
3108.    Rehabilitation Act of 1973
3109.    rehearing
3110.    REIT
3111.    release
3112.    release on one's own recognizance
3113.    relevant
3114.    reliance
3115.    reliction
3116.    relief
3117.    relinquished property
3118.    remainder
3119.    remainder subject to a condition precedent
3120.    remainder subject to divestment
3121.    remainder subject to open
3122.    remainderman
3123.    remand
3124.    remedy
3125.    remise
3126.    remittitur
3127.    removal
3128.    renewal
3129.    rent
3130.    rent control
3131.    rent withholding
3132.    rental agreement
3133.    rental value
3134.    renunciation
3135.    reorganization
3136.    repair and deduct
3137.    repeal
3138.    replacement property
3139.    replacement value
3140.    replevin
3141.    reply brief
3142.    reports
3143.    repossess
3144.    repossession
3145.    represent
3146.    representation
3147.    representative
3148.    representative payee
3149.    reprieve
3150.    repudiation
3151.    reputation
3152.    reputed
3153.    request
3154.    request for admission
3155.    request to admit
3156.    required minimum distribution
3157.    requirements contract
3158.    res
3159.    res adjudicata
3160.    res gestae
3161.    res gestae witness
3162.    res ipsa loquitur
3163.    res judicata
3164.    res nova
3165.    resale
3166.    rescind
3167.    rescission
3168.    rescue doctrine
3169.    reservation
3170.    reserve fund
3171.    residence
3172.    resident
3173.    residuary beneficiary
3174.    residuary bequest
3175.    residuary estate
3176.    residue
3177.    resisting arrest
3178.    resolution
3179.    resolution of Congress
3180.    respondeat superior
3181.    respondent
3182.    response
3183.    responsible
3184.    responsive pleading
3185.    Restatement of the Law
3186.    restitution
3187.    restraining order
3188.    restraint of trade
3189.    restraint on alienation
3190.    restriction
3191.    restrictive covenant
3192.    restrictive endorsement
3193.    resulting trust
3194.    resume inflation
3195.    retained earnings
3196.    retainer
3197.    retaliation
3198.    retaliatory eviction
3199.    retirement benefits
3200.    retraction
3201.    retrial
3202.    retroactive
3203.    return of service
3204.    revenue agent
3205.    revenue ruling
3206.    reversal
3207.    reverse engineering
3208.    reverse mortgage
3209.    reversible error
3210.    reversion
3211.    reverter
3212.    review
3213.    revival
3214.    revocable living trust
3215.    revocation
3216.    revoke
3217.    Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
3218.    rhadamanthine
3219.    RICO
3220.    rider
3221.    right
3222.    right of representation
3223.    right of survivorship
3224.    right of way
3225.    right to cancel (a contract)
3226.    right to counsel
3227.    right to privacy
3228.    right to work state
3229.    rights
3230.    riot
3231.    riparian
3232.    riparian rights
3233.    ripe
3234.    risk
3235.    risk of loss
3236.    roadside test
3237.    robbery
3238.    Roe v. Wade (1973)
3239.    rogatory letters
3240.    roll over
3241.    Roth v. United States (1957)
3242.    royalty
3243.    rule
3244.    rule against perpetuities
3245.    rule of doubt
3246.    rules of court
3247.    ruling
3248.    running at large
3249.    running with the land
3250.    Ruth Bader Ginsburg
3251.    S corporation
3252.    Salazar v. Buono (2010)
3253.    sale
3254.    sales tax
3255.    salvage
3256.    same-sex marriage
3257.    sample ballot
3258.    Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.
3259.    sanction
3260.    Sandra Day O'Connor
3261.    Sarbanes-Oxley Act
3262.    satisfaction
3263.    satisfaction of judgment
3264.    satisfaction of mortgage
3265.    save harmless
3266.    savings and loan
3267.    Schecter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1931)
3268.    schedule
3269.    Schenk v. United States (1919)
3270.    School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp (1963)
3271.    scienter
3272.    scintilla
3273.    scope of employment
3274.    scrivener
3275.    seal
3276.    sealed verdict
3277.    sealing of records
3278.    search
3279.    search and seizure
3280.    search warrant
3281.    SEC
3282.    Second Amendment
3283.    second degree murder
3284.    secondary boycott
3285.    secondary meaning
3286.    secret rebate
3287.    secret warranty program
3288.    Section 1981
3289.    Section 504
3290.    Section 8
3291.    Section1244 Stock
3292.    secured debt
3293.    secured transaction
3294.    securities
3295.    Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
3296.    security deposit
3297.    security interest
3298.    sedition
3299.    seduction
3300.    seised
3301.    seisin
3302.    seized
3303.    seizin
3304.    seizure
3305.    self-dealing
3306.    self-defense
3307.    self-employed
3308.    self-employment tax
3309.    self-executing
3310.    self-help
3311.    self-incrimination
3312.    self-proving will
3313.    self-serving
3314.    self-settled trust
3315.    sell
3316.    seller
3317.    senior lien
3318.    sentence
3319.    SEP
3320.    SEP-IRA
3321.    separate property
3322.    separation
3323.    separation agreement
3324.    separation of church and state
3325.    separation of powers
3326.    sequester
3327.    sequestration
3328.    seriatim
3329.    serious health condition
3330.    servant
3331.    service
3332.    service business
3333.    service by fax
3334.    service by mail
3335.    service by publication
3336.    service mark
3337.    service of process
3338.    servient estate
3339.    servient tenement
3340.    session
3341.    set
3342.    set aside
3343.    setback
3344.    setoff
3345.    setting
3346.    settle
3347.    settlement
3348.    settlor
3349.    severability clause
3350.    severable contract
3351.    several liability
3352.    severance
3353.    severance pay
3354.    sex offender
3355.    sexual harassment
3356.    shall
3357.    share
3358.    shared custody
3359.    shared equity mortgage
3360.    shareholder
3361.    shareholder's derivative action
3362.    shareholders' agreement
3363.    shareholders' meeting
3364.    sharp practice
3365.    Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
3366.    sheltered workshop
3367.    Shepardize
3368.    sheriff
3369.    sheriff's sale
3370.    Sherman Antitrust Act
3371.    shield laws
3372.    shifting the burden of proof
3373.    shoplifting
3374.    short cause
3375.    short sale
3376.    shortening time
3377.    shotgun charge
3378.    show cause order
3379.    sick leave
3380.    sickness benefits
3381.    sidebar
3382.    sideline business
3383.    signature guarantee
3384.    signing statement
3385.    silent partner
3386.    similarly situated
3387.    simple trust
3388.    simplified employee pension plan
3389.    simultaneous death act
3390.    sine qua non
3391.    single-entry accounting
3392.    situs
3393.    skip person
3394.    slander
3395.    SLAPP suit
3396.    small claims court
3397.    small entity
3398.    small estate
3399.    smoking gun
3400.    Social Security
3401.    Social Security Administration
3402.    Social Security statement
3403.    Social Security tax
3404.    sodomy
3405.    sole custody
3406.    sole proprietorship
3407.    solicitation
3408.    solicitor
3409.    Solicitor General
3410.    solitary confinement
3411.    solvency
3412.    Sonia Sotomayor
3413.    sound mind and memory
3414.    sound recording
3415.    sounds in
3416.    sovereign immunity
3417.    spam
3418.    speaking demurrer
3419.    spear phishing
3420.    special administrator
3421.    special appearance
3422.    special circumstances
3423.    special damages
3424.    special education
3425.    Special Immigrant
3426.    special master
3427.    special needs
3428.    special needs trust
3429.    special power of attorney
3430.    special prosecutor
3431.    special verdict
3432.    specials
3433.    specific bequest
3434.    specific devise
3435.    specific finding
3436.    specific intent
3437.    specific legacy
3438.    specific performance
3439.    specification
3440.    speculative damages
3441.    speedy trial
3442.    spend down
3443.    spendthrift clause
3444.    spendthrift trust
3445.    spite fence
3446.    split custody
3447.    sponsor
3448.    spontaneous exclamation
3449.    spot zoning
3450.    spousal privilege
3451.    spousal share
3452.    spousal support
3453.    springing durable power of attorney
3454.    springing interest
3455.    sprinkling trust
3456.    SSA
3457.    SSDI
3458.    SSI
3459.    stakeholder
3460.    stalking
3461.    standard mileage rate
3462.    standard of care
3463.    Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States (1911)
3464.    standing
3465.    star chamber proceedings
3466.    stare decisis
3467.    Starker exchange
3468.    state
3469.    state action
3470.    state court
3471.    state's attorney
3472.    status
3473.    status conference
3474.    statute
3475.    statute of frauds
3476.    statute of limitations
3477.    statutory damages
3478.    statutory offer of settlement
3479.    statutory rape
3480.    statutory share
3481.    statutory subject matter
3482.    stay
3483.    stay of execution
3484.    stayaway order
3485.    stepchild
3486.    Stephen Breyer
3487.    stepparent
3488.    stepparent adoption
3489.    stepped-up basis
3490.    stipulation
3491.    stirpes
3492.    stock
3493.    stock certificate
3494.    stock dividend
3495.    stock in trade
3496.    stock option
3497.    stockholder
3498.    stockholder's derivative action
3499.    stop and frisk
3500.    straight-line depreciation
3501.    straw man
3502.    street
3503.    strict construction
3504.    strict liability
3505.    strict scrutiny
3506.    strike
3507.    structure
3508.    sua sponte
3509.    subchapter S corporation
3510.    subcontractor
3511.    sublease
3512.    submit
3513.    subordination
3514.    subordination agreement
3515.    subornation of perjury
3516.    subpena (subpoena)
3517.    subpena duces tecum
3518.    subpoena
3519.    subprime loan
3520.    subprime mortgage
3521.    subrogation
3522.    subrogee
3523.    subrogor
3524.    subscribe
3525.    subscribing witness
3526.    subsidiary
3527.    substantial performance
3528.    substantive law
3529.    substituted service
3530.    substitution
3531.    substitution of attorney
3532.    substitution of parties
3533.    subtenant
3534.    success billing
3535.    succession
3536.    successive sentences
3537.    successor trustee
3538.    suffering
3539.    sufficient cause
3540.    sui generis
3541.    suicide
3542.    suicide clause
3543.    suit
3544.    sum certain
3545.    summary adjudication
3546.    summary judgment
3547.    summary probate
3548.    summation
3549.    summons
3550.    sunset law
3551.    sunshine laws
3552.    superior court
3553.    supernumerary witness
3554.    supersedeas
3555.    superseding cause
3556.    supervening cause
3557.    supplemental
3558.    supplemental needs trust
3559.    Supplemental Register
3560.    Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2010
3561.    suppression of evidence
3562.    supra
3563.    supremacy clause
3564.    Supreme Court
3565.    surcharge
3566.    surety
3567.    surplusage
3568.    surrebuttal
3569.    surrender value
3570.    surrogate
3571.    surrogate court
3572.    surveillance
3573.    surviving spouse
3574.    surviving spouse's trust
3575.    survivor
3576.    survivors benefits
3577.    survivorship
3578.    suspect classification
3579.    suspended sentence
3580.    suspension of deportation
3581.    sustain
3582.    swear
3583.    swearing match
3584.    sweat equity
3585.    swift witness
3586.    swindle
3587.    syndicate
3588.    tainted evidence
3589.    take
3590.    taking
3591.    taking against the will
3592.    taking the Fifth
3593.    tangible employment action
3594.    tangible personal property
3595.    target witness
3596.    tax
3597.    tax attorney
3598.    tax auditor
3599.    tax basis
3600.    tax bracket
3601.    tax costs
3602.    tax court
3603.    tax credit
3604.    tax deduction
3605.    tax evasion
3606.    tax examiner
3607.    tax fraud
3608.    tax lien notice
3609.    tax registration certificate
3610.    tax return
3611.    tax sale
3612.    tax withholding
3613.    tax-deferred exchange
3614.    tax-exempt income
3615.    taxable income
3616.    taxpayer bill of rights
3617.    taxpayer identification number (TIN)
3618.    temporary injunction
3619.    temporary insanity
3620.    Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
3621.    temporary restraining order (TRO)
3622.    tenancy
3623.    tenancy at sufferance
3624.    tenancy at will
3625.    tenancy by the entireties
3626.    tenancy by the entirety
3627.    tenancy in common
3628.    tenant
3629.    tenants in common
3630.    tender
3631.    tender back rule
3632.    tender offer
3633.    tenement
3634.    tentative trust
3635.    tenure
3636.    term
3637.    term life insurance
3638.    terrorem clause
3639.    testacy
3640.    testamentary
3641.    testamentary capacity
3642.    testamentary disposition
3643.    testamentary trust
3644.    testate
3645.    testate succession
3646.    testator
3647.    testatrix
3648.    testify
3649.    testimony
3650.    Texas v. Johnson (1989)
3651.    TFRP
3652.    theft
3653.    third degree instruction
3654.    third party
3655.    third-party beneficiary
3656.    third-party trust
3657.    threatened species
3658.    three strikes
3659.    three-day notice
3660.    three-of-five test
3661.    tidelands
3662.    TILA
3663.    time is of the essence
3664.    time served
3665.    timely
3666.    title
3667.    title abstract
3668.    title company
3669.    title insurance
3670.    Title IX
3671.    title report
3672.    title search
3673.    Title VII
3674.    Title X
3675.    to wit
3676.    TOD
3677.    TOD deed
3678.    toll
3679.    tontine
3680.    too big to fail
3681.    tools of the trade
3682.    tort
3683.    tort claims act
3684.    tortfeasor
3685.    tortious
3686.    tortious interference
3687.    Totten trust
3688.    toxic mold
3689.    toxic tort
3690.    trade dress
3691.    trade fixture
3692.    trade name
3693.    trade secret
3694.    trademark
3695.    trademark owner
3696.    trademark registration
3697.    trademark search
3698.    transaction
3699.    transcript
3700.    transfer
3701.    transfer agent
3702.    transfer in contemplation of death
3703.    transfer-on-death (TOD)
3704.    transfer-on-death deed
3705.    transferred intent
3706.    transgender
3707.    transsexual
3708.    treason
3709.    treasury bill
3710.    treasury bond
3711.    treasury note
3712.    treasury stock
3713.    treatise
3714.    treaty
3715.    treble damages
3716.    trespass
3717.    trial
3718.    trial court
3719.    trial de novo
3720.    tribunal
3721.    trier of fact
3722.    triple net lease
3723.    TRO
3724.    true bill
3725.    trust
3726.    trust administration
3727.    trust corpus
3728.    trust declaration
3729.    trust deed
3730.    trust fund
3731.    trust fund recovery penalty (TFRP)
3732.    trust fund taxes
3733.    trust instrument
3734.    trust merger
3735.    trust protector
3736.    trust res
3737.    trustee
3738.    trustee in bankruptcy
3739.    trustee powers
3740.    trustor
3741.    Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
3742.    turn state's evidence
3743.    turncoat witness
3744.    Twinkie defense
3745.    typosquatting
3746.    U.N.
3747.    U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability

Appropriations Act of 2007
3748.    UBO
3749.    UCC
3750.    UCC Financing Statement
3751.    UCC-1 Form
3752.    UCCJEA
3753.    ultimate fact
3754.    ultra vires
3755.    ultrahazardous activity
3756.    unbundled legal services
3757.    unclean hands
3758.    unconscionability
3759.    unconscionable
3760.    unconstitutional
3761.    uncontested divorce
3762.    under the influence
3763.    undercapitalization
3764.    undersecured debt
3765.    underwrite
3766.    underwriter
3767.    undisclosed principal
3768.    undivided interest
3769.    undocumented immigrant
3770.    undue burden
3771.    undue hardship
3772.    undue influence
3773.    unearned income
3774.    unemployment insurance (UI)
3775.    unfair competition
3776.    unified estate and gift tax
3777.    Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
3778.    Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
3779.    Uniform Commercial Code
3780.    Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA)
3781.    uniform law
3782.    Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
3783.    Uniform Principal and Interest Act
3784.    Uniform Probate Code
3785.    Uniform Prudent Investor Act
3786.    Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
3787.    Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
3788.    Uniform Transfer-on-Death Securities Registration Act
3789.    Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
3790.    Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
3791.    unilateral contract
3792.    unincorporated business organization (UBO)
3793.    uninsured motorist clause
3794.    union security agreement
3795.    union shop
3796.    unissued stock
3797.    United Nations
3798.    United States Attorney
3799.    United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
3800.    United States Copyright Office
3801.    United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
3802.    United Steelworkers of America v. Weber (1979)
3803.    universal life insurance
3804.    unjust enrichment
3805.    unlawful
3806.    unlawful assembly
3807.    unlawful detainer
3808.    unlawful enemy combatant
3809.    unqualified ownership
3810.    unreasonable search and seizure
3811.    unsecured debt
3812.    URL
3813.    use
3814.    use tax
3815.    useful life
3816.    usefulness
3817.    usufruct
3818.    usurious
3819.    usury
3820.    utility patent
3821.    UTMA
3822.    utter
3823.    uxor
3824.    vacant succession
3825.    vacate
3826.    vagrancy
3827.    valuable consideration
3828.    Van Orden v. Perry (2005)
3829.    variable annuity
3830.    variable life insurance
3831.    variable universal life insurance
3832.    variance
3833.    vehicular manslaughter
3834.    vendee
3835.    vendor
3836.    venire
3837.    veniremen
3838.    venue
3839.    verdict
3840.    verification
3841.    vertical privity
3842.    vest
3843.    vested
3844.    vested ownership
3845.    vested remainder
3846.    vexatious litigation
3847.    vicarious liability
3848.    view ordinance
3849.    vigilante
3850.    Village of Euclid v. Amber Realty (1926)
3851.    visa
3852.    visa waiver program
3853.    visitation rights
3854.    viz
3855.    void
3856.    void for vagueness
3857.    voidable
3858.    voir dire
3859.    volenti non fit injuria
3860.    voluntary bankruptcy
3861.    voter bill of rights
3862.    voting trust
3863.    W-2 form
3864.    wage attachment
3865.    wages
3866.    waive
3867.    waiver
3868.    wanton
3869.    ward
3870.    warrant
3871.    warranty
3872.    warranty adjustment program
3873.    warranty deed
3874.    warranty of fitness
3875.    warranty of merchantability
3876.    wash sale
3877.    Washington DC Voting Rights Amendment
3878.    waste
3879.    watered stock
3880.    Watkins v. United States (1957)
3881.    Waxman-Markey Bill
3882.    weight of evidence
3883.    wet reckless
3884.    whiplash
3885.    whistleblogger
3886.    whistleblower
3887.    white-collar crime
3888.    whole life insurance
3889.    widow
3890.    widow's election
3891.    widower
3892.    wildcard exemption
3893.    will
3894.    will contest
3895.    willful
3896.    willful tort
3897.    winding up
3898.    winding up a corporation
3899.    wiretap
3900.    wiretapping
3901.    with prejudice
3902.    withdrawal
3903.    withdrawal of a corporation
3904.    withholding
3905.    witness
3906.    witness stand
3907.    witnesseth
3908.    wobbler
3909.    Woodson v. North Carolina (1976)
3910.    words of art
3911.    words of procreation
3912.    work credits
3913.    work for hire
3914.    work made for hire
3915.    work permit
3916.    work product
3917.    Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
3918.    workers' compensation
3919.    Workers' Compensation Acts
3920.    workmen's compensation
3921.    workout
3922.    World Court
3923.    writ
3924.    writ of attachment
3925.    writ of coram nobis
3926.    writ of execution
3927.    writ of mandate (mandamus)
3928.    writ of prohibition
3929.    write-off
3930.    wrongful death
3931.    wrongful termination
3932.    wrongful termination in violation of public policy
3933.    yellow-dog contract
3934.    Youngstown Steel v. Sawyer (1952)
3935.    youthful offender
3936.    Zambrano
3937.    zealous witness
3938.    zero tape
3939.    zoning