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ALR (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/ALR)
Abuse of discretion (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Abuse_of_discretion)
Act (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Act)
Actual Innocence (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Actual_Innocence)
Actual damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Actual_damages)
Actus reus (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Actus_reus)
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Adverse Possession (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Adverse_Possession)
Advisory opinion (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Advisory_opinion)
Affidavit (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Affidavit)
Affirmative action (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Affirmative_action)
Affirmative defense (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Affirmative_defense)
Amicus curiae (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Amicus_curiae)
Antitrust violations (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Antitrust_violations)
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Assault (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Assault)
Assumption of risk (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Assumption_of_risk)
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Bankruptcy fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bankruptcy_fraud)
Battery (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Battery)
Bench trial (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bench_trial)
Blawg (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Blawg)
Blue sky law (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Blue_sky_law)
Bribery (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bribery)
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CALI (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/CALI)
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Collateral order doctrine (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Collateral_order_doctrine)
Color of title (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Color_of_title)
Common law (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Common_law)
Compensatory damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Compensatory_damages)
Complementarity (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Complementarity)
Computer and internet fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Computer_and_internet_fraud)
Contemnor (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contemnor)
Contempt (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contempt)
Contempt of Congress (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contempt_of_Congress)
Contempt of court, civil (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contempt_of_court%2C_civil)
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Damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Damages)
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Due process (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Due_process)
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Economic espionage (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Economic_espionage)
E cont.
Emancipation of minors (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Emancipation_of_minors)
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Financial fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Financial_fraud)
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Hung jury (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Hung_jury)
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Immunity (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Immunity)
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Insurance fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Insurance_fraud)
Intellectual property (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Intellectual_property)
Intentional infliction of emotional distress (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Intentional_infliction_of_emotional_distress)
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Moot (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Moot)
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National Reporter System (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/National_Reporter_System)
Negligence (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Negligence)
Next friend (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Next_friend)
N cont.
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O
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Petitioner (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Petitioner)
Phone and telemarketing fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Phone_and_telemarketing_fraud)
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Power of attorney (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Power_of_attorney)
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Public corruption (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Public_corruption)
Public utilities (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Public_utilities)
Punitive damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Punitive_damages)
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Quash (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Quash)
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Regulations (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Regulations)
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S
Sanction (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Sanction)
Securities fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Securities_fraud)
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Treble damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Treble_damages)
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Uniform Commercial Code (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Uniform_Commercial_Code)
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Writ (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Writ)
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Writ of error (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Writ_of_error)
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Category:Definition
From Wex, everyone's resource for law learning
Articles in category "Definition"
There are 188 articles in this category.
A
ALR (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/ALR)
Abuse of discretion (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Abuse_of_discretion)
Act (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Act)
Actual Innocence (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Actual_Innocence)
Actual damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Actual_damages)
Actus reus (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Actus_reus)
Ad litem (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Ad_litem)
Adverse Possession (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Adverse_Possession)
Advisory opinion (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Advisory_opinion)
Affidavit (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Affidavit)
Affirmative action (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Affirmative_action)
Affirmative defense (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Affirmative_defense)
Amicus curiae (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Amicus_curiae)
Antitrust violations (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Antitrust_violations)
Arraignment (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Arraignment)
Assault (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Assault)
Assumption of risk (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Assumption_of_risk)
B
Bailment (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bailment)
Bankruptcy fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bankruptcy_fraud)
Battery (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Battery)
Bench trial (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bench_trial)
Blawg (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Blawg)
Blue sky law (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Blue_sky_law)
Bribery (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bribery)
C
CALI (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/CALI)
Case (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Case)
Cause of action (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Cause_of_action)
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Certiorari (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Certiorari)
Civil (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Civil)
Clemency (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Clemency)
Collateral order doctrine (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Collateral_order_doctrine)
Color of title (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Color_of_title)
Common law (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Common_law)
Compensatory damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Compensatory_damages)
Complementarity (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Complementarity)
Computer and internet fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Computer_and_internet_fraud)
Contemnor (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contemnor)
Contempt (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contempt)
Contempt of Congress (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contempt_of_Congress)
Contempt of court, civil (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contempt_of_court%2C_civil)
Contempt of court, criminal (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Contempt_of_court%2C_criminal)
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Cross claims (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Cross_claims)
D
Damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Damages)
Declaratory judgment (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Declaratory_judgment)
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Directed verdict (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Directed_verdict)
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Double jeopardy (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Double_jeopardy)
Due process (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Due_process)
E
Economic espionage (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Economic_espionage)
E cont.
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Embezzlement (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Embezzlement)
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En banc (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/En_banc)
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Equity (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Equity)
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Excise tax (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Excise_tax)
Extradition (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Extradition)
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False imprisonment (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/False_imprisonment)
Federal (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Federal)
Federal tax law (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Federal_tax_law)
Felony (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Felony)
Financial fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Financial_fraud)
G
Gerrymander (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Gerrymander)
Government fraud (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Government_fraud)
Grand jury (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Grand_jury)
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Health maintenance organizations (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Health_maintenance_organizations)
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Hung jury (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Hung_jury)
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Immunity (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Immunity)
Impleader (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Impleader)
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Internal revenue code (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Internal_revenue_code)
Intestate (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Intestate)
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Jurisdiction (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Jurisdiction)
Jury (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Jury)
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Kangaroo court (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Kangaroo_court)
Kickbacks (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Kickbacks)
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Lesser included offense (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Lesser_included_offense)
Libel (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Libel)
Liquidated damages (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Liquidated_damages)
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National Reporter System (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/National_Reporter_System)
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Next friend (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Next_friend)
N cont.
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O
OSHA (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/OSHA)
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P
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Quash (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Quash)
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Regulations (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Regulations)
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Sanction (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Sanction)
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T
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Trespass (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Trespass)
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Unconscionable (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Unconscionable)
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Uniform Commercial Code (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Uniform_Commercial_Code)
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Venue (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Venue)
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W
Writ (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Writ)
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