Category: C

This term is given to a right that has been guaranteed by the United States Constitution that cannot be violated by laws or by Congress.

a witness who testifies to the general character and reputation of the person on trial.

The term that applies to an existing debt.

This term means to be competent; having legal power or to be qualified.

the situation that occurs when members of a class suit are sued or sue on behalf of the other members and the court’s judgement is binding for all members.

These are the laws that can vary from state to state that prohibit employing minors that are under a specified age.

the public welfare and the common good.

This name is given to the community where the courts and the administrative buildings are located.

The is the sum of all of the charges that are brought up against a defendant who can be guilty of one or more counts or innocent of all counts.

This term applies to something that is fixed, uniform and invariable.

the limitation that gives an interest in property for a set period of time but the right to posses depends upon a related event.

an injunction that will stop or countermands an enforcement of an injunction.

This term is used to apply to the death penalty.

a claim that is made by a party in a suit that is in opposition to a claim already made.

a term given to a lawyer, attorney or a counsellor. To counsel someone means to advise them.

The name of a rule that is used when an ejectment suit, one that obtains possession of property, is used to remedy the determination of the title to the property.

The term that is given to a woman who is cohabiting and living with a man who have not been joined by marriage. See common-law husband.

an expression that is used for the carrier who applies for a license to operate vehicles commercially along a route or highway.

This term applies to doing something with the complete disregard for the safety of others and a conscious decision not to safeguard people in danger.

a British term and is the same as a certified public accountant in the United States.