Legal Terms to Know Crossword

a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
the part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Often contrasted with statutory law.
the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
a Latin legal term meaning "in the character or manner of a pauper". It refers to the ability of an indigent person to proceed in court without payment of the usual fees associated with a lawsuit or appeal.
a person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
a principle of English law which says that a person should take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions that she/he can reasonably foresee as likely to cause injury to the neighbor.
legal expenses, especially those allowed in favor of the winning party or against the losing party in a suit.
a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.
a written law passed by a legislative body.
the standard of proof in civil cases, demanding that the case that is the more probable should succeed.
a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.
the person who follows, prosecutes, or enforces a matter judicially, as a complaining party. Referred to in common law jurisdictions as the “Plaintiff”.
the person defending or denying; the party against whom relief or recovery is sought in an action or suit. Referred to in common law jurisdictions as the “Defendant”.
liability that does not depend on actual negligence or intent to harm.
the legal liability a manufacturer or trader incurs for producing or selling a faulty product.
a lawyer entitled to practice as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts.
the rule of law on which a judicial decision is based.
(of a decree or judgment) given provisionally during the course of a legal action.
failure to take proper care in doing something.
the level at which the average, prudent provider in a given community would practice.
a defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeals or divorce case.
a request to the judge (or judges) to make a decision about the case.
a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions.
a judge's incidental expression of opinion, not essential to the decision and not establishing precedent.