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Terms Starting with "S"

sane

satisfaction

Contract Law, Property Law

satisfactory-evidence

satisfy

schedule

scope-of-authority

scrip

secret

secured-creditor

security

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

security-deposit

Contract Law, Property Law

segregation

Administrative Law

seizure

seller's-quotation

senate

senator

separate-maintenance

separate-property

Property Law, Family Law, Constitutional Law

separation

service-of-process

session

set-aside

settle

severable

severance

Criminal Law, Civil Law

shareholder

sheriff

signature

silent-partner

Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

simultaneous

single

singular

site

small-claims-court

social-security-act

Administrative Law, Employment Law

society

Administrative Law

sole

sole-proprietorship

solicit

solvency

sound

source-of-income

speaker

special-power-of-attorney

specific-bequest

specific-distribution

specific-intent

specification

specimen

spouse

stand

status

statute

Administrative Law

statute-of-limitations

statutes

Administrative Law

statutory

stay

Criminal Law, Civil Law

stepchild

stock-broker

stockholder

strike

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law, Employment Law

sub-chapter-s

subcontract

subject-matter

subject-to

subjection

sublease

subordination

Contract Law, Property Law

subpoena

subrogation

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

subscribe

Contract Law, Corporate Law

subscribing-witness

subsequent

substance

substitute

substitution

succession

Property Law, Constitutional Law

successor

sue

suit

Criminal Law, Civil Law

summary

superior-court

supersede

support

suppress

supreme-court

surrender

surrogate

survive

survivor

sworn

springing interest

stakeholder

Contract Law, Property Law

standard of care

Civil Law, Tort Law

standing

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

star chamber proceedings

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law

stare decisis

state

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

state action

Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

state of domicile

status conference

Administrative Law

statute of frauds

Contract Law, Property Law

statute of limitations

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Tort Law

statutory offer of settlement

Criminal Law, Civil Law

statutory rape

Criminal Law, Family Law

stay away order

stay of execution

stipulation

stock

Property Law, Corporate Law

stock certificate

Property Law, Corporate Law

stockholders' derivative action

stock in trade

stock option

stop and frisk

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

straw man

Criminal Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

street

strict construction

Constitutional Law

strict liability

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

structure

sua sponte

subchapter S corporation

subcontractor

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law

subject to

Contract Law, Property Law

submitted

subordination agreement

Contract Law, Property Law

subornation of perjury

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

subpena

subpena duces tecum

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

subrogee

Civil Law, Corporate Law

subrogor

Civil Law, Corporate Law

substantial performance

Contract Law, Property Law

substantive law

Constitutional Law

substituted service

substitute in

substitution of attorney

successive sentences

suffering

Civil Law, Tort Law

suicide

sui generis

sum certain

summation

summary adjudication of issues

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

summary judgment

summons

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

superior court

supersedeas

superseding cause

Civil Law, Tort Law

supplemental

suppression of evidence

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

supra

supremacy clause

Property Law, Constitutional Law

Supreme Court

Property Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

surcharge

surety

Contract Law, Corporate Law

surplusage

surrebutal

surrogate court

survivorship

Property Law, Evidence Law

suspended sentence

Criminal Law, Civil Law

sustain

swear

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

swindle

Criminal Law, Property Law

syndicate

Property Law, Corporate Law