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Terms in "Civil Law"

accrue

Contract Law, Civil Law

acquit

Criminal Law, Civil Law

adopt

advocate

affair

agent

Contract Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

allegation

Criminal Law, Civil Law

amend

Contract Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law

appearance

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Administrative Law

arbitration

Contract Law, Civil Law

armed-force

Criminal Law, Civil Law

arrest

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

articles-of-organization

Civil Law, Corporate Law

award

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Administrative Law

civil-liability

Criminal Law, Civil Law

complaint

Criminal Law, Civil Law

controversy

Criminal Law, Civil Law

credit

defend

Criminal Law, Civil Law

defendant

Criminal Law, Civil Law

defense

Criminal Law, Civil Law

denial

Criminal Law, Civil Law

determination

discontinuance

Criminal Law, Civil Law

encumbrance

Civil Law, Property Law

exonerated

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

fault

Contract Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

fraud

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

guilty

Criminal Law, Civil Law

hold-harmless

Contract Law, Civil Law, Property Law

indemnity

individual-liability

Contract Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law

institute

intermediate

intervention

Criminal Law, Civil Law

liability-insurance

Civil Law, Property Law

limited-liability-company-(llc)

Civil Law, Corporate Law

limited-partners

Civil Law, Corporate Law

litigation

matter

Criminal Law, Civil Law

mitigate

Criminal Law, Civil Law

offset

Criminal Law, Civil Law

personal-injury

plaint

Criminal Law, Civil Law

plaintiff

Criminal Law, Civil Law

plea

Criminal Law, Civil Law

prayer

Criminal Law, Civil Law

premises

Civil Law, Property Law

proceeding

Criminal Law, Civil Law

process-server

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

punitive-damages

Criminal Law, Civil Law

receiver

Civil Law, Property Law

relief

Criminal Law, Civil Law

reparation

reply

Criminal Law, Civil Law

service-of-process

settle

severance

Criminal Law, Civil Law

specification

statute-of-limitations

stay

Criminal Law, Civil Law

subrogation

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

substitution

sue

suit

Criminal Law, Civil Law

third-party

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law

toll

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

tort

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

trademark

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

trial

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

trover

Civil Law, Property Law

venue

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

warranties

Contract Law, Civil Law

warranty

Contract Law, Civil Law, Property Law

witness

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence 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

state action

Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Employment 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

strict liability

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

subornation of perjury

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

subrogee

Civil Law, Corporate Law

subrogor

Civil Law, Corporate Law

substitution of attorney

suffering

Civil Law, Tort Law

summary adjudication of issues

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

summons

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

superseding cause

Civil Law, Tort Law

suspended sentence

Criminal Law, Civil Law

tax costs

Contract Law, Civil Law

temporary injunction

Thirty-day notice

Civil Law, Property Law

three-day notice

Civil Law, Property Law

time served

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

title insurance

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

title report

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

tort claims act

Civil Law, Administrative Law, Tort Law, Employment Law

tortfeasor

Civil Law, Tort Law

tortious

Civil Law, Tort Law

trade fixture

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

trade secret

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law

transferred intent

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

treble damages

Civil Law, Administrative Law

trespass

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

Twinkie defense

Criminal Law, Civil Law

unclean hands

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law

unconscionable

Contract Law, Civil Law

unfair competition

Civil Law, Corporate Law

uninsured motorist clause

Civil Law, Corporate Law

unjust enrichment

Civil Law, Property Law

unlawful assembly

Contract Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law

unlawful detainer

Contract Law, Civil Law, Property Law

variance

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Administrative Law

vehicular manslaughter

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

vexatious litigation

Criminal Law, Civil Law

vicarious liability

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law, Employment Law

void for vagueness

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law

waste

Civil Law, Property Law

whiplash

Civil Law, Evidence Law

will contest

Civil Law, Evidence Law

willful

Criminal Law, Civil Law

wiretap

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

Workers' Compensation Acts

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Tort Law, Employment Law

writ of attachment

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

writ of execution

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

wrongful death

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Tort Law

wrongful termination

Contract Law, Civil Law, Employment Law

youthful offenders

Criminal Law, Civil Law

abstract of judgment

Civil Law, Property Law

abuse of process

acceptance of service

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Family Law, Evidence Law

account stated

Civil Law, Corporate Law

acquittal

Criminal Law, Civil Law

action

actionable

Criminal Law, Civil Law

actual controversy

Civil Law, Administrative Law

adjuster

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law

ad litem

Civil Law, Evidence Law

administrative law

Civil Law, Administrative Law

admission

Criminal Law, Civil Law

admission against interest

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

admission of guilt

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

admission to bail

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

admit

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

adverse party

Contract Law, Civil Law

advisory opinion

Civil Law, Administrative Law

affirmative defense

Criminal Law, Civil Law

agent for acceptance of service

Civil Law, Corporate Law

agreed statement

alienation of affections

allege

Criminal Law, Civil Law

alter ego

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law

alternative pleading

Criminal Law, Civil Law

amended complaint

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law

amended pleading

Civil Law, Constitutional Law

American Civil Liberties Union

Civil Law, Constitutional Law

amicus curiae

Contract Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law

amnesty

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Administrative Law

answer

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

anticipatory breach

Contract Law, Civil Law

antitrust laws

Contract Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law, International Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

arguendo

Criminal Law, Civil Law

arraign

Criminal Law, Civil Law

arraignment

Criminal Law, Civil Law

assault

Criminal Law, Civil Law

assault and battery

Criminal Law, Civil Law

assume

Civil Law, Property Law

assumption of risk

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

attached

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

attachment

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

attempt

Criminal Law, Civil Law

attorney's fee

Contract Law, Civil Law

attractive nuisance doctrine

Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

authorities