Category: O

the term given to the purpose of the law or what a law is supposed to accomplish.

a term that is applied to the situation where a person dies and a person with no right to property takes possession of it before the heirs are able inherit.

a term that is given to the initial statement of the attorney to the judge or the judge to a jury.

the name given to the person who is chosen to carry out certain duties he is qualified to perform.

the term that describes a thing that isn’t there such as a mirage.

the name given to an oath not in court and not related to a judicial matter but when a person swears to anther person that they will do something.

a Latin term for burden of proof.

this is the term that is given to the permission that a person gives in writing to allow an operation to be performed on him.

the term that describes the purpoose of a suit.

the name given to the sworn oath of a public official on assuming office.

a term given to the power a principal grants to an agent.

the term that is applied to a person who has the primary title to the property.

a term that describes a thought that will persist no matter how hard you try to forget about it.

an obligation that contains several parts or objects that are connected.

a term applied to a preverdict judgement based on pleadings as there are no real issues. See summary judgement.

a term that is applied to the purposeful and unwarranted interference to an easement.

the name that is given to the imprint or seal that is placed on an official document by the public official.

term that is often heard in court where the judge agrees with the objection of the attorney.

the term used in leases where the tenant or the landlord has a right to terminate the lease under certain conditions.

the term given to the person who is the recognised owner of the property but who uses a trustee to administer the property.