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Categoryefinition
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Articles in category "Definition"
There are 188 articles in this category.
A
B
- ALR
- Abuse of discretion
- Act
- Actual Innocence
- Actual damages
- Actus reus
- Ad litem
- Adverse Possession
- Advisory opinion
- Affidavit
- Affirmative action
- Affirmative defense
- Amicus curiae
- Antitrust violations
- Arraignment
- Assault
- Assumption of risk
C
D
- CALI
- Case
- Cause of action
- Caveat emptor
- Certiorari
- Civil
- Clemency
- Collateral order doctrine
- Color of title
- Common law
- Compensatory damages
- Complementarity
- Computer and internet fraud
- Contemnor
- Contempt
- Contempt of Congress
- Contempt of court, civil
- Contempt of court, criminal
- Contempt of court, direct
- Contempt of court, indirect
- Controversy
- Counterfeiting
- Credit card fraud
- Cross claims
E
- Damages
- Declaratory judgment
- Decriminalization
- Defamation
- Defendant
- Definitions
- Demurrer
- Dicta
- Diminished capacity
- Directed verdict
- Diversity jurisdiction
- Double jeopardy
- Due process
E cont.
F
- Emancipation of minors
- Embezzlement
- Eminent domain
- En banc
- Entrapment
- Equity
- Ex post facto
- Excise tax
- Extradition
G
H
I
J
- Immunity
- Impleader
- Implied warranty of habitability
- Implied warranty of merchantibility
- In Personam
- In rem
- In-personam
- Incompetence
- Indictment
- Injunction
- Insanity and diminished capacity
- Insanity defense
- Insider trading
- Insurance fraud
- Intellectual property
- Intentional infliction of emotional distress
- Inter alia
- Internal revenue code
- Intestate
K
L
M
N
- Mail fraud
- Malum in se
- Malum prohibitum
- Mens rea
- Minor
- Miranda rights
- Misfeasance
- Mistrial
- Money laundering
- Moot
N cont.
O
P
Q
- Parol evidence
- Per curiam
- Petitioner
- Phone and telemarketing fraud
- Plaintiff
- Power of attorney
- Precedent
- Prima facie
- Pro bono
- Pro se
- Promissory estoppel
- Public corruption
- Public utilities
- Punitive damages
R
S
T
- Sanction
- Securities fraud
- Shepards Citations
- Slander
- Sovereign immunity
- Sovereignty
- Special master
- Standing
- Stare decisis
- Statute
- Statute of frauds
- Statute of limitations
- Sua sponte
- Subject matter jurisdiction
- Subpoena
- Subpoena duces tecum
U
- Takings
- Tax
- Tax evasion
- Temporary restraining order
- Territorial jurisdiction
- Title
- Title (legislation)
- Title (property)
- Trade secrets
- Treasury regulations
- Treble damages
- Trespass
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