Legal Terminology

<p><strong>PART I: TERMS USED IN PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE<br></strong><br><strong>1. Court Systems and Jurisdiction<br></strong>Federal Courts<br>State Courts<br>Jurisdiction and Venue<br>Alternative Dispute Resolution<br><strong>2. Criminal Trial Procedure<br></strong>Arrest<br>Preliminary Hearing<br>Indictment<br>Arraignment<br>Reasonable Doubt<br>Sentencing<br>Defendants' Rights<br>Trial Separation<br><strong>3. Civil Trial Procedure<br></strong>Beginning a Civil Action<br>Selecting the Court<br>Pleadings<br>Service of Process<br>Attachments<br>Burden of Proof<br>Enforcing the Judgment<br>Summary Proceedings<br><strong>4. Defensive Pleadings in Civil Trials<br></strong>Demurrer<br>Motions<br>Counterclaim<br>Cross Claim<br>Cross Complaint<br><strong>5. Methods of Discovery<br></strong>Bill of Particulars<br>Interrogatories<br>Depositions<br>Production of Documents and Things<br>E-Discovery<br>Permission to Enter on Land<br>Physical and Mental Examination<br>Requests for Admission<br><strong>6. Pretrial Hearing and Jury Trial<br></strong>Pretrial Hearing<br>Right to Jury Trial<br>Impaneling the Jury<br>Examination and Challenge of Jurors<br><strong>7. Steps in a Trial<br></strong>Plaintiff's Opening Statement<br>Plaintiff's Case in Chief<br>Defendant's Opening Statement<br>Defendant's Case in Chief<br>Requests for Instructions to Jury<br>Closing Arguments<br>Instructions to Jury<br>Verdict<br>Judgment or Decree<br>Appeal<br><strong>8. Legal Ethics<br></strong>Competence and Truthfulness<br>The Unauthorized Practice of Law and the Duty of Supervision<br>Confidentiality<br>Conflicts of Interest<br>Legal Fees<br>Advertising and Solicitation<br>Legal Ethics in a Cyber World<br>Attorney Discipline<br><strong>PART II: TERMS USED IN CONSTITUTIONAL AND CRIMINAL LAW<br></strong><br><strong>9. Constitutional Law<br></strong>The Constitution's Structure<br>The Branches of Government<br>Checks and Balances<br>Amendments<br><strong>10. Crimes, Accomplices, and Defenses<br></strong>Crimes Mala in Se and Mala Prohibita<br>Principal Criminal Categories<br>Accomplices<br>Criminal Defenses<br>Constitutional Protections for Defendants<br>Cybercrimes<br><strong>11. Crimes Against Property<br></strong>Larceny<br>Embezzlement<br>Larceny by False Pretenses<br>Bribery, Extortion, and Coercion<br>RICO<br>Receipt of Stolen Goods<br>Forgery<br><strong>12. Crimes Against the Person and Human Habitation<br></strong>Robbery<br>Mayhem<br>Assault and Battery Distinguished<br>Rape<br>Domestic Violence and Stalking<br>Crimes Against Human Habitation<br><strong>13. Homicide<br></strong>Justifiable Homicide<br>Proximate Cause<br>Felonious Homicide<br><strong>14. Crimes Against Morality and Drug Abuse<br></strong>Adultery and Fornication<br>Bigamy and Polygamy<br>Incest and Sodomy<br>Miscegenation and Abortion Laws<br>Pornography and Obscenity<br>Illegal Drug Use<br><strong>PART III: TERMS USED IN TORTS LAW<br></strong><br><strong>15. Torts and Tortfeasors<br></strong>Elements of a Tort Action<br>Imputed Liability<br>Liability of Minors<br>Immunity from Tort Liability<br>Joint Tortfeasors<br><strong>16. Intentional Torts<br></strong>Assault and Battery<br>False Imprisonment<br>Infliction of Emotional Distress<br>Fraud<br>Defamation<br>Invasion of Privacy<br>Malicious Prosecution<br>Trespass<br>Conversion<br>Nuisance and Waste<br><strong>17. Negligence and Product Liability<br></strong>Elements of Negligence<br>Defenses to Negligence<br>Product Liability<br><strong>PART IV: TERMS USED IN LAW OF CONTRACTS<br></strong><br><strong>18. Formation of Contracts<br></strong>Contract Formation<br>Contract Classifications<br>E-Contracts<br><strong>19. Contract Requirements<br></strong>Contractual Capacity<br>Consideration<br>Contracts Required to Be in Writing<br>Defective Agreements<br>Agreements Unenforceable Due to Illegality<br><strong>20. Third Parties and Discharge of Contracts<br></strong>Third-Party Beneficiaries<br>Assignment and Delegation<br>Ending Contractual Obligations<br><strong>21. The Uniform Commercial Code and Sales of Goods Contracts<br></strong>Sales of Goods<br><strong>PART V: TERMS USED IN THE LAW OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND AGENCY<br></strong><br><strong>22. Personal Property vs. Real Property<br></strong>Bailments<br><strong>23. Intellectual Property<br></strong>Patents<br>Trademarks<br>Copyrights<br>Trade Secrets<br><strong>24. Law of Agency<br></strong>Relationships Distinguished<br>Kinds of Agents<br>Authority of Agents<br>Vicarious Liability<br><strong>PART VI: TERMS USED IN THE LAW OF WILLS AND ESTATES<br></strong><br><strong>25. Wills, Testaments, and Advance Directives<br></strong>Parties to a Will<br>Statutory Requirements for a Will<br>Advance Directives<br><strong>26. Revocation, Lapses, and Ademption<br></strong>Revocation<br>Failure of Legacies and Devises<br><strong>27. Principal Clauses in a Will<br></strong>Exordium Clause<br>Debts and Funeral Expenses<br>Dispositive Clauses<br>Residuary Clause<br>Personal Representative, Guardian, and Trustee<br>No Surety on Bond<br>Powers Given to Fiduciaries<br>Tax Apportionment Clause<br>No-Contest Clause<br>Testimonium Clause<br>Attestation Clause<br>Self-proving Affidavit<br><strong>28. Disinheritance and Intestacy<br></strong>Spousal Protection<br>Dower and Curtesy<br>Pretermitted Children<br>Homestead Protection<br>Distinctive Relationships<br>Intestacy<br><strong>29. Personal Representative of the Estate<br></strong>Estate Settlement<br>Titles of Personal Representatives<br><strong>30. Settling an Estate<br></strong>Steps in Estate Settlement<br>Contesting a Will<br><strong>31. Trusts<br></strong>Parties to a Trust<br>Kinds of Trusts<br><strong>PART VII: TERMS USED IN LAW OF REAL PROPERTY<br></strong><br><strong>32. Estates in Real Property<br></strong>Freehold Estates<br>Leasehold Estates<br><strong>33. Multiple Ownership of Real Property<br></strong>Co-Ownership of Real Property<br>Multi-Ownership of Real Property<br><strong>34. Acquiring Title to Real Property<br></strong>Original Grant<br>Deed<br>Inheritance<br>Sale on Execution<br>Mortgagee's Foreclosure Sale<br>Tax Authority Title<br>Adverse Possession<br>Slow Action of Water<br><strong>35. Deeds<br></strong>Sealed Instrument<br>Requirements of a Modern Deed<br>Describing Real Property<br>Types of Deeds<br><strong>36. Mortgages<br></strong>Historical Background<br>Prevailing Mortgage Theories<br>Types of Mortgages<br>Mortgage Foreclosure<br>Mortgage Redemption<br>Transfer of Mortgaged Premises<br>Junior Mortgages<br>Mortgage Discharge<br><strong>37. Landlord and Tenant<br></strong>Leasehold Estates<br>License<br>The Lease<br>Tenants' Rights<br>Eviction<br>Tort Liability<br><strong>PART VIII: TERMS USED IN FAMILY LAW<br> 38. Marriage, Divorce, and Dissolution of Marriage<br></strong>Prenuptial Agreements<br>Marriage Formalities<br>Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Unions<br>Annulment of Marriage<br>Separation of Spouses<br>Divorce or Dissolution of Marriage<br><strong>39. Divorce Procedure<br></strong>Domicile and Residence<br>Foreign Divorce<br>Defenses to Divorce Actions<br>Alimony and Property Distribution<br>Support and Custody of Children<br><strong>PART IX: TERMS USED IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND BANKRUPTCY<br></strong><br><strong>40. Business Organizations<br></strong>Sole Proprietorship<br>Partnership<br>Corporation<br>Limited Liability Company<br>Joint Venture<br>Franchise<br><strong>41. The Law of Bankruptcy<br></strong>Goals of the Bankruptcy Code<br>Types of Bankruptcy Proceedings<br>Glossary of Legal Terms<br>Glossary of Latin Terms and Phrases</p>