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Legal English often strings together multiple words to convey a single concept. For example, the commonly used phrases “terms and conditions,” “null and void,” “search and seizure ,” and “dispute, controversy, or claim,” all include repeated words that have virtually the meanings. This has become the stylistic standard of modern ...
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The Plain Language Law Dictionary is a collection of over a thousand common legal terms defined in simple, everyday language. We cut out the legalese so anyone can make sense of their agreements, contracts, and documents.
Head Of Family. Hearing. Hearsay. Holding Cell. See complete list of terms begining with H. I. Imprison. In Camera. In Forma Pauperis.
Common U.S. Legal Terms. Action. formal complaint or a suit brought in court or another tribunal. Additur. An increase by a judge of the amount of damages awarded by a jury. Adjudicate, Adjudication. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree. Also, the judgment given. Administrative Agency.
Jurisdiction - The power or authority of a court to hear and try a case; the geographic area in which a court has power or the types of cases it has power to hear. Jury - A certain number of men and women selected according to law and sworn to determine the facts in a case after hearing the evidence.
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