Legal Word Game

DEBARMENT:
the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"

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vagrancy

Vagrancy - Act of wandering about without employment or identifiable means of support. Sometimes, begging too included.

 

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Forbearance

 

Forbearance : The act of forbearing; The act of a creditor who refrains from enforcing a debt when it falls due.

Dear Shreeram, "Lex non scripta" is a Latin word which meant what you have written ie "Unwritten law; the common or custom law".


Next Word : Onus Probandi

It means "burden of proof "

 

Next word is Res-Judicata

RES JUDICATA - Lat. "the thing has been decided"

The principle that a final judgement of a competent court is conclusive upon the parties in any subsequent litigation involving the same cause of action.

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Respondeat superior

Means "let the master answer," a key doctrine in the law of agency, which provides that a principal (employer) is responsible for the actions of his/her/its agent (employee) in the "course of employment." Thus, an agent who signs an agreement to purchase goods for his employer in the name of the employer can create a binding contract between the seller and the employer. Another example: if a delivery truck driver negligently hits a child in the street, the company for which the driver works will be liable for the injuries.

 

 

NEXT WORD: LOCUS STANDI

A right to address the Court on a matter before it. A place of standing; standing in court.  A right of appearance in a court of justice ... on a given question.

Next word:Armchair Rule

armchair principle', a rule applied in the interpretation of wills. "The phrase originates from a well-known judicial observation that one may, when construing a will, place oneself in the testator's armchair and consider the circumstances by which he was surrounded when he made his will."

 

 

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`dawn raid'

 

Dawn Raid:

In business, sudden and unexpected buying of a significant proportion of a company's shares, usually as a prelude to a takeover bid. The aim is to prevent the target company from having time to organize opposition to the takeover.

Next word: De minimis

 

It is a latin word means "of minimum importance" or "trifling." Essentially it refers to something or a difference that is so little, small, minuscule or tiny that the law does not refer to it and will not consider it.


Next Word: ab intio

Ab initio:   Latin for "from the start," as "it was legal ab initio."

Next word:vehicular manslaughter





 

the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving or speeding. Vehicular manslaughter can be charged as a misdemeanor (minor crime with a maximum punishment of a year in county jail or only a fine) or a felony (punishable by a term in state prison) depending on the circumstances. Gross negligence or driving a few miles over the speed limit might be charged as a misdemeanor, but drunk driving resulting in a fatality is most likely treated as a felony. Death of a passenger, including a loved one or friend, can be vehicular manslaughter if due to illegal driving.

 

Next Word : IMPANELING

the act of selecting a jury from the list of potential jurors, called the "panel" or "venire." The steps are: 1) drawing names at random from a large number of jurors called; 2) seating 12 tentative jurors (or six where agreed to); 3) hearing individual juror requests for being excused, to be determined by the judge; 4) questions from judge and lawyers for both sides; 5) challenges of tentative jurors either for cause (decided by the judge) or peremptory (no reason given) by the lawyers; 6) swearing in the jurors who survive this process.

Next word: Omnibus clause

an automobile insurance policy clause which provides coverage no matter who is driving the car. 2) a provision in a judgment for distribution of an estate of a deceased person, giving "all other property" to the beneficiaries named in the will.

 

 

Next Word: Prima Facia

 (pry-mah fay-shah) adj. Latin for "at first look," or "on its face," referring to a lawsuit or criminal prosecution in which the evidence before trial is sufficient to prove the case unless there is substantial contradictory evidence presented at trial. A prima facie case presented to a Grand Jury by the prosecution will result in an indictment. Example: in a charge of bad check writing, evidence of a half dozen checks written on a non-existent bank account makes it a prima facie case. However, proof that the bank had misprinted the account number on the checks might disprove the prosecution's apparent "open and shut" case.

Next word: Per diem