Legal Glossary
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ab initio

AB trust

abandonment (of a child)

abandonment (of a spouse)

abandonment (of trademark)

abatement

abstract of title

abstract of trust

abuse

accessory

accompanying relative

accomplice

accord and satisfaction

accumulation trust

acknowledged father

acknowledgment

acquittal

act of God

act of nature

action

actual damages

actus reus

ADA

ADEA

ademption

adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)

adjustment of status

administration (of an estate)

administrative expenses

administrator

administratrix

admissible evidence

admission

adopt

adopted child

adoption

adoptive parent

ADR

adult

adultery

advance directive

advance parole

adverse possession

affiant

affirmative action

affirmative defense

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

age of majority

aggravate

agent

aggravating circumstances

agreement

alien registration receipt card (ARC)

alimony

allegation

Allen charge

alternate beneficiary

alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

amicus

amicus curiae

ancillary probate

annual meeting

annuity

annulment

answer

anticipation

appeal

appellant

appellate court

appellee

appraisal

appraiser

appreciation

arbitrator

arbitration

argument

arraignment

ARM

arrearages

arrest

arrest warrant

articles of incorporation

assault

assessment benefits

assignee

assignment

assignment (of copyright)

association

asylum

at issue memorandum

at will employment

attestation

attorney fees

Attorney General

attorney work product privilege

attorney-client privilege

attorney-in-fact

attractive nuisance

audit

augmented estate

authenticate

author

automatic stay

autopsy

avails

avowal

bail

bail bond

bailiff

bailor

balloon payment

ballot

bankruptcy

bankruptcy estate

bankruptcy trustee

bar examination

basis

battery

bench

bench trial

beneficiary

benevolent society benefits

bequeath

bequest

Berne Convention

best evidence rule

best interests (of the child)

beyond a reasonable doubt

bifurcate

binding precedent

blanket search warrant

blue law

blue sky laws

board of directors

bond

booking

border patrol

breach

breach of contract

brief

bulk sales law

burden of proof

burglary

business records exception

bylaws

bypass trust

C corporation

capital case

capital gains

capital punishment

capitalized interest

caption

carryover basis

case

cash surrender value

cause of action

CC&R

CCCS

census

certification mark

certification of trust

certified copy

challenge for cause

chambers

Chapter 13 bankruptcy

Chapter 13 plan

Chapter 7 bankruptcy

charge

charitable trust

child

child support

circuit court

circumstantial evidence

civil

civil case

civil procedure

Civil Rights Act of 1964

class action

cleaning fee

clear and present danger

close corporation

closing argument

co-tenants

codicil

collateral

collateral estoppel

collection agency

collective mark

collective work

collision damage waiver

collision insurance coverage

collusion

comfort care

comity of nations

commerce

commercial frustration

common law marriage

community property

community property with right of survivorship

comparable rectitude

competent evidence

compilation

complaint

comprehensive insurance coverage

condemnation

conditions of carriage

condonation

confidential communication

confinement in prison

confine

conformed copy

connivance

consanguinity

conservator

consideration

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

consortium

constable

constructive eviction

consulate

Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS)

Consumer Leasing Act

consummation

contempt

contempt of court

contest

contingency

contingency fee

contingent beneficiary

continuance

contraband

contract

conviction

cookie

cooling-off rule

cooperative insurance

copy

copyright

copyright notice

Copyright Office

copyright owner

copyright registration

corporate resolution

corporation

corpus delecti

cosigner

cost basis

counterclaim

counteroffer

County Attorney

court calendar

court order

court costs

covenant

covenants, conditions & restrictions (CC&Rs)

credit bureau

credit counseling

credit file

credit insurance

credit report

credit shelter trust

creditor

crime

crime against nature

criminal case

criminal complaint

criminal insanity

criminal law

cross-claim

cross-complaint

cross-examination

cross-licensing

cruelty

cum testamento annexo

curator

current monthly income

curtesy

custodial interference

custodian

custody (of a child)

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

cybersquatting

damages

DBA

death taxes

debenture

debit card

debt collector

decedent

debtor

decision

declaration under penalty of perjury

declaratory judgment

dedimus potestatum

deductible

deduction

deed

deed in lieu (of foreclosure)

deed of trust

deep link

defamation

default

default divorce

default judgment

defeasance

defendant

defined benefit plan

defined contribution plan

demur

demurrer

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Department of Labor (DOL)

dependents benefits

Department of State (DOS)

deponent

deportation

deposition

derivative work

descriptive mark

desertion

design patent

detain

devise

devisee

dicta

dictum

digital signature

dilution

direct examination

directed verdict

director

disability benefits

discharge (of debts)

discharge (of probate administrator)

dischargeable debts

disclaim

disclaimer

disclosure

discovery

disposable income

disinherit

dispute

dissolution

distinctive mark

distributee

District Attorney (D.A.)

district court

diversity jurisdiction

Diversity Visa Program (the Lottery)

dividend

divorce

divorce agreement

docket

doctrine of equivalents

doing business as (DBA)

domain name

dominant tenement

donation

donee

donor

dower and curtesy

down payment

draft

driving under the influence (DUI)

driving while intoxicated (DWI)

drunk driving

DUI

durable power of attorney

durable power of attorney for finances

durable power of attorney for health care

DWI

dynamite charge

easement

easement by prescription

eavesdropping

EEOC

effluxion of time

eggshell skull

egress

elective share

Electronic Funds Transfer Act

electronic signature

electronic surveillance

electronic ticket

elements (of a case)

elements (of a crime)

emancipation

embassy

emergency protective order

eminent domain

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)

encroachment

endowment insurance

entity

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

equitable distribution

equitable estoppel

ERISA

escheat

estate

estate planning

estate taxes

estoppel

estoppel by deed

estoppel by silence

estoppel in pais

eviction

evidence

evidentiary

exclusionary rule

exclusive license

exculpatory clause

executive privilege

executor

executrix

exemplary damages

exempt property

exemption trust

express warranty

expropriation

expunge

extended warranty contracts

failure of consideration

failure of issue

Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA)

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

Fair Debt Collections & Practices Act (FDCPA)

Fair Housing Act & Fair Housing Amendments Act

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

fair use rule

false arrest

false imprisonment

family allowance

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

family court

family pot trust

fault divorce

FCBA

FCRA

FDCPA

federal court

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

felony

Feres doctrine

fictitious business name

fictitious name

fieri facias

file

filing fee

final beneficiary

financial guardian

finder's fee

fishing expedition

fitness

fixed in a tangible medium of expression

fixed rate mortgage

FMLA

for sale by owner (FSBO)

forbearance

forced share

foreclosure

foreign divorce

forfeiture

form interrogatories

forum

forum nonconveniens

forum shopping

foster care

foster child

framing

fraternal benefit society benefits

fraud

fraudulent transfer

freeze-out

friendly suit

friendly witness

frolic

FSBO

FTC

funding a trust

future interest

garnishment

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

general damages

general partner

general power of attorney

generation-skipping transfer tax

generation-skipping trust

generic mark

genericide

gift taxes

golden rule argument

goods & chattels

grace period

grand jury

grandfather clause

grant deed

grantor

grantor retained income trust

gravamen

greenmail

gross estate

green card

gross estate

gross lease

grounds for divorce

group life or group health insurance

guaranteed reservation

guarantor

guaranty

guardian

guardian ad litem

guardian of the estate

guardianship

habeas corpus

habeas corpus ad subjiciendum

harassment

head of family

head of household

health benefits

health care directives

health care proxy

hearing

hearsay rule

heir

heir apparent

heir at law

high seas

hold harmless

holographic will

home study

home warranty

homeowners' association

homestead

homestead declaration

homicide

hot pursuit

house closing

householder

housekeeper

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

HUD

hung jury

hyperlink

I-94 card

illegal

illicit

illusory promise

immediate relative

immigrant visa

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

impeach

implied warranty

implied warranty of habitability

imprison

in camera

in propia persona

in terrorem

in toto

inadmissible

inadmissible evidence

incapacity

incidents of ownership

incompatibility

incompetence

incompetency

incurable insanity

indecent exposure

independent contractor

indispensable party

information

informed consent

infraction

infringement (of copyright)

infringement (of patent)

ingress

infringement (of trademark)

inherit

inheritance taxes

inheritors

injunction

injunctive relief

inlining

INS

insanity

integrated pension plan

intangible property

intellectual property (IP) law

intent-to-use application

intentional tort

inter vivos trust

interest

interference

interlocutory decree

Internet service provider (ISP)

interrogation

interrogatory

intestate

intestate succession

inure

invest

inventory

invest

investor

invitee

IP

ipse dixit

ipso facto

irreconcilable differences

irremediable or irretrievable breakdown

irresistible impulse test

irrevocable trust

IRS expenses

ISP

issue

JNOV

joint custody

joint tenancy

joint work

judgment

judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV)

jurisdiction

jurisdictional amount

juror

jury

jury nullification

jus cogens

jus naturale

justice system

kindred

labor certification

landlord

Lanham Act

lapse

larceny

lawful issue

lease

lease option

legal action

legacy

legal custody

legal papers

legal risk placement

legislative immunity

lemon

letters testamentary

lewd

lex loci

liability

liability insurance coverage

liable

libel

license (of invention, copyright or trademark)

lien

life beneficiary

life insurance

life insurance avails

life tenant

life-prolonging procedures

life-sustaining procedures

limited equity housing

limited liability

limited liability company (LLC)

limited liability partnership (LLP)

limited partnership

limited personal liability

limited power of attorney

lineal descendants

lineup

link

liquidating partner

lis pendens

litigation

living trust

living will

LLC

LLP

loan broker

loss damage waiver (LDW)

liquid assets

loan consolidation

Mail or Telephone Order Rule

majority

malfeasance

malpractice

mandamus

mandatory

mandatory injunction

marital deduction

marital life estate trust

marital property

Marital Settlement Agreement

Marital Termination Agreement

marriage

marriage certificate

marriage license

martial misconduct

McNaghten Rule

means test

mechanic's lien

median family income

mediation

mediator

Medicaid

Medicare

meeting of creditors

memorandum decision

memorandum

mens rea

mineral rights

minimum contacts

minor

Miranda warning

misdemeanor

multiple listing service (MLS)

motion in limine

motion for summary judgment

motion

misfeasance

misrepresentation

mortgage

mistrial

mortality charge

misunderstanding

moral rights

month-to-month tenancy

MLS

naked option

National Visa Center (NVC)

natural person

naturalization

negative amortization

negative pregnant

negotiable instrument

net earnings

net estate

net lease

net taxable estate

next friend

next of kin

no-fault divorce

no-fault insurance

nol. pros.

nolle prosequi

nolo

nolo contendere

nominal damages

noncompete

noncompetition agreement

nondischargeable debts

nondisclosure agreement

nonexempt property

nonimmigrant

nonimmigrant visa

nonobviousness

nonprobate

nonprofit corporation

nonrefundable ticket

nontransferable ticket

notarize

notary public

novation

novelty

nuisance

nuisance fees

nulla bona

oath

oath of office

obiter dictum

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

offensive collateral estoppel

offer

offer of proof

officer

offset

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act

one-year rule

open adoption

opening statement

OR

order

order to show cause

ordinance

original work of authorship

OSHA

overbooking

own recognizance (OR)

owners' agreement

QDOT trust

QMSCO

QDRO

QTIP trust

Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)

Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMSCO)

quantum meruit

quasi-community property

quiet enjoyment

quitclaim deed

variance

veniremen

vertical privity

venue

vested remainder

view ordinance

visa

visa waiver program

visitation rights

volenti non fit injuria

yellow-dog contract

zoning

rainmaker

reading on

reaffirmation

real estate agent

real estate

real estate broker

real property

recording

recusal

red herring

redaction

redemption

refugee

residuary estate

reformation

remainderman

removal

rent control

replevin

repossession

replacement value

request for admission

request to admit

res ipsa loquitur

res nova

residuary beneficiary

residue

respondent

response

responsive pleadings

restraining order

restraint on alienation

retainer

retirement benefits

rhadamanthine

right of representation

right of survivorship

right to cancel (a contract)

rollover

rule against perpetuities

rule of doubt

ruling

running with the land

taking

taking against the will

tangible personal property

tax basis

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

temporary restraining order (TRO)

tenancy by the entirety

tenancy in common

tenant

tenant

tenants in common

tender offer

testamentary disposition

testamentary trust

testate

testator

testify

third degree instruction

TILA

title

title company

title insurance

tort

tortious interference

Totten trust

toxic tort

trade dress

trade name

trade secret

trademark

trademark ownership

trademark registration

trademark search

treble damages

triple net lease

TRO

trust corpus

trust deed

trust merger

trustee

trustee powers

trustor

Truth in Lending Act (TILA)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

U.S. Copyright Office

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

ultra vires

unclean hands

unconscionability

uncontested divorce

undercapitalization

underwriter

undue hardship

unfair competition

unemployment insurance (UI)

Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Uniform Transfer-on-Death Security Act

Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

uninsured motorist coverage

United States Attorney

unjust enrichment

unlawful

unlawful detainer

unsecured debt

URL

use tax

usefulness

usufruct

utility patent

warrant

warranty

warranty adjustment program

warranty deed

warranty of fitness

warranty of merchantability

wash sale

will

willful tort

winding up

wiretapping

with prejudice

witness

witnesseth

words of procreation

work for hire

work made for hire

workers' compensation

workmen's compensation

workout

wrongful death

wrongful death recoveries

S corporation

search warrant

secondary meaning

secret warranty program

secured debt

security deposit

seizure

self-defense

self-incrimination

self-proving will

sentence

separate property

separation

service mark

servient tenement

setback

setoff

settlor

severability clause

severance pay

sexual harassment

shared equity mortgage

shared custody

shareholder

shareholders' agreement

short sale (of house)

shotgun charge

sick leave

sickness benefits

slander

SLAPP suit

small claims court

small entity

Social Security

sole custody

sole proprietorship

sound mind

sound recording copyright

spam

special administrator

special damages

Special Immigrant

special power of attorney

specials

specific bequest

specific intent

specific performance

specification

spite fence

spendthrift trust

split custody

sponsor

spousal support

springing durable power of attorney

sprinkling trust

stare decisis

state court

State's Attorney

status

statute

statute of limitations

statutory damages

statutory share

statutory subject matter

stepchild

stepparent adoption

stepped-up basis

stipulated insurance

stirpes

sua sponte

sublease

subpena

subpena duces tecum

subpoena

subrogation

substituted service

substitution of parties

succession

successor trustee

sui generis

summary adjudication of issues

summary judgment

summary probate

summons

sunset law

sunshine laws

superior court

Supplemental Register

Supremacy clause

Supreme Court

surrender value

surrogate court

surviving spouse

surviving spouse's trust

survivors benefits

swearing match

pain and suffering

palimony

par value

paralegal

partnership

party

patent

Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

patent claim

patent deed

patent drawing

patent drawing

patent pending

patent search

paternity suit

pay-on-death (POD) designation

PBGC

pendente lite

pension

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

per capita

per stirpes

peremptory challenge

personal injury

permanent resident

personal injury recovery

personal property

personal representative

petition

petition

petitioner

petitioner

physical custody

physical incapacity

piercing the veil

plagiarism

plaintiff

plea

plea bargain

pleading

PMI

POD

poison pill

post hoc

pot trust

pour-over will

power of appointment

power of attorney

PPA

PPA

prayer for relief

precedent

predeceased spouse

preference

preliminary injunction

preference relative

prenuptial agreement

premarital agreement

presumed abuse

presumption of innocence

pretermitted heir

prima facie

Principal Register

principal

prior art

priority date

priority debt

private mortgage insurance (PMI)

pro hac vice

privileged communication

pro per

pro se

probable cause

probate

proceeds for damaged exempt property

probate court

professional corporation

promissory estoppel

property

property control trust

property guardian

prosecute

Prosecuting Attorney

proving a will

prosecutor

provisional patent application (PPA)

provocation

PTO

public administrator

public defender

public domain

published work

punitive damages

pur autre vie