A
- abandonment of a child
- abandonment of a spouse
- abandonment of trademark
- abatement
- abstract of title
- abstract of trust
- abuse
- AB trust
- accessory
- accompanying relative
- accomplice
- accord and satisfaction
- accumulation trust
- acknowledged father
- acknowledgment
- acquittal
- action
- actual damages
- actus reus
- act of God
- act of nature
- ADA
- ADEA
- ademption
- adjustable rate mortgage ARM
- adjustment of status
- administration of an estate
- administrative expenses
- administrator
- administratrix
- admissible evidence
- admission
- adopt
- adopted child
- adoption
- adoptive parent
- ADR
- adult
- adultery
- advance directive
- advance parole
- adverse possession
- affiant
- affirmative action
- affirmative defense
- agent
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act ADEA
- age of majority
- aggravate
- aggravating circumstances
- agreement
- alien registration receipt card ARC
- alimony
- allegation
- Allen charge
- alternate beneficiary
- alternative dispute resolution ADR
- Americans With Disabilities Act ADA
- amicus
- amicus curiae
- ancillary probate
- annual meeting
- annuity
- annulment
- answer
- anticipation
- appeal
- appellant
- appellate court
- appellee
- appraisal
- appraiser
- appreciation
- arbitration
- arbitrator
- argument
- ARM
- arraignment
- arrearages
- arrest
- arrest warrant
- articles of incorporation
- assault
- assessment benefits
- assignee
- assignment
- assignment of copyright
- association
- asylum
- attestation
- attorney fees
- Attorney General
- attorney work product privilege
- attorney-client privilege
- attorney-in-fact
- attractive nuisance
- at issue memorandum
- at will employment
- audit
- augmented estate
- authenticate
- author
- automatic stay
- autopsy
- avails
- avowal
B
- bail
- bailiff
- bailor
- bail bond
- balloon payment
- ballot
- bankruptcy
- bankruptcy estate
- bankruptcy trustee
- bar examination
- basis
- battery
- bench
- bench trial
- beneficiary
- benevolent society benefits
- bequeath
- bequest
- Berne Convention
- best evidence rule
- best interests of the child
- beyond a reasonable doubt
- bifurcate
- binding precedent
- blanket search warrant
- blue law
- blue sky laws
- board of directors
- bond
- booking
- border patrol
- breach
- breach of contract
- brief
- bulk sales law
- burden of proof
- burglary
- business records exception
- bylaws
- bypass trust
C
- capitalized interest
- capital case
- capital gains
- capital punishment
- caption
- carryover basis
- case
- cash surrender value
- cause of action
- CCCS
- CC&R
- census
- certification mark
- certification of trust
- certified copy
- challenge for cause
- chambers
- Chapter 13 bankruptcy
- Chapter 13 plan
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy
- charge
- charitable trust
- child
- child support
- circuit court
- circumstantial evidence
- civil
- civil case
- civil procedure
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- class action
- cleaning fee
- clear and present danger
- close corporation
- closing argument
- codicil
- collateral
- collateral estoppel
- collection agency
- collective mark
- collective work
- collision damage waiver
- collision insurance coverage
- collusion
- comfort care
- comity of nations
- commerce
- commercial frustration
- common law marriage
- community property
- community property with right of survivorship
- comparable rectitude
- competent evidence
- compilation
- complaint
- comprehensive insurance coverage
- condemnation
- conditions of carriage
- condonation
- confidential communication
- confine
- confinement in prison
- conformed copy
- connivance
- consanguinity
- conservator
- consideration
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act COBRA
- consortium
- constable
- constructive eviction
- consulate
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service CCCS
- Consumer Leasing Act
- consummation
- contempt
- contempt of court
- contest
- contingency
- contingency fee
- contingent beneficiary
- continuance
- contraband
- contract
- conviction
- cookie
- cooling-off rule
- cooperative insurance
- copy
- copyright
- copyright notice
- Copyright Office
- copyright owner
- copyright registration
- corporate resolution
- corporation
- corpus delecti
- cosigner
- cost basis
- counterclaim
- counteroffer
- County Attorney
- court calendar
- court costs
- court order
- covenant
- covenants, conditions & restrictions CC&Rs
- co-tenants
- creditor
- credit bureau
- credit counseling
- credit file
- credit insurance
- credit report
- credit shelter trust
- crime
- crime against nature
- criminal case
- criminal complaint
- criminal insanity
- criminal law
- cross-claim
- cross-complaint
- cross-examination
- cross-licensing
- cruelty
- cum testamento annexo
- curator
- current monthly income
- curtesy
- custodial interference
- custodian
- custody of a child
- Customs and Border Protection CBP
- cybersquatting
- C corporation
D
- damages
- DBA
- death taxes
- debenture
- debit card
- debtor
- debt collector
- decedent
- decision
- declaration under penalty of perjury
- declaratory judgment
- dedimus potestatum
- deductible
- deduction
- deed
- deed in lieu of foreclosure
- deed of trust
- deep link
- defamation
- default
- default divorce
- default judgment
- defeasance
- defendant
- defined benefit plan
- defined contribution plan
- demur
- demurrer
- Department of Homeland Security DHS
- Department of Labor DOL
- Department of State DOS
- dependents benefits
- deponent
- deportation
- deposition
- derivative work
- descriptive mark
- desertion
- design patent
- detain
- devise
- devisee
- dicta
- dictum
- digital signature
- dilution
- directed verdict
- director
- direct examination
- disability benefits
- dischargeable debts
- discharge of debts
- discharge of probate administrator
- disclaim
- disclaimer
- disclosure
- discovery
- disinherit
- disposable income
- dispute
- dissolution
- distinctive mark
- distributee
- District Attorney D.A.
- district court
- diversity jurisdiction
- Diversity Visa Program the Lottery
- dividend
- divorce
- divorce agreement
- docket
- doctrine of equivalents
- doing business as DBA
- domain name
- dominant tenement
- donation
- donee
- donor
- dower and curtesy
- down payment
- draft
- driving under the influence DUI
- driving while intoxicated DWI
- drunk driving
- DUI
- durable power of attorney
- durable power of attorney for finances
- durable power of attorney for health care
- DWI
- dynamite charge
E
- easement
- easement by prescription
- eavesdropping
- EEOC
- effluxion of time
- eggshell skull
- egress
- elective share
- Electronic Funds Transfer Act
- electronic signature
- electronic surveillance
- electronic ticket
- elements of a case
- elements of a crime
- emancipation
- embassy
- emergency protective order
- eminent domain
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISA
- encroachment
- endowment insurance
- entity
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC
- equitable distribution
- equitable estoppel
- ERISA
- escheat
- estate
- estate planning
- estate taxes
- estoppel
- estoppel by deed
- estoppel by silence
- estoppel in pais
- eviction
- evidence
- evidentiary
- exclusionary rule
- exclusive license
- exculpatory clause
- executive privilege
- executor
- executrix
- exemplary damages
- exemption trust
- exempt property
- express warranty
- expropriation
- expunge
- extended warranty contracts
F
- failure of consideration
- failure of issue
- Fair Credit Billing Act FCBA
- Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA
- Fair Debt Collections & Practices Act FDCPA
- Fair Housing Act & Fair Housing Amendments Act
- Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA
- fair use rule
- false arrest
- false imprisonment
- family allowance
- Family and Medical Leave Act FMLA
- family court
- family pot trust
- fault divorce
- FCBA
- FCRA
- FDCPA
- federal court
- Federal Trade Commission FTC
- felony
- Feres doctrine
- fictitious business name
- fictitious name
- fieri facias
- file
- filing fee
- final beneficiary
- financial guardian
- finder’s fee
- fishing expedition
- fitness
- fixed in a tangible medium of expression
- fixed rate mortgage
- FMLA
- forbearance
- forced share
- foreclosure
- foreign divorce
- forfeiture
- form interrogatories
- forum
- forum nonconveniens
- forum shopping
- for sale by owner FSBO
- foster care
- foster child
- framing
- fraternal benefit society benefits
- fraud
- fraudulent transfer
- freeze-out
- friendly suit
- friendly witness
- frolic
- FSBO
- FTC
- funding a trust
- future interest
G
- garnishment
- GATT
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT
- general damages
- general partner
- general power of attorney
- generation-skipping transfer tax
- generation-skipping trust
- genericide
- generic mark
- gift taxes
- golden rule argument
- goods & chattels
- grace period
- grandfather clause
- grand jury
- grantor
- grantor retained income trust
- grant deed
- gravamen
- greenmail
- green card
- gross estate
- gross lease
- grounds for divorce
- group life or group health insurance
- guaranteed reservation
- guarantor
- guaranty
- guardian
- guardianship
- guardian ad litem
- guardian of the estate
H
- habeas corpus
- habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
- harassment
- head of family
- head of household
- health benefits
- health care directives
- health care proxy
- hearing
- hearsay rule
- heir
- heir apparent
- heir at law
- high seas
- hold harmless
- holographic will
- homeowners’ association
- homestead
- homestead declaration
- home study
- home warranty
- homicide
- hot pursuit
- householder
- housekeeper
- house closing
- Housing and Urban Development HUD
- HUD
- hung jury
- hyperlink
I
- illegal
- illicit
- illusory promise
- immediate relative
- immigrant visa
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE
- Immigration and Naturalization Service INS
- impeach
- implied warranty
- implied warranty of habitability
- imprison
- inadmissible
- inadmissible evidence
- incapacity
- incidents of ownership
- incompatibility
- incompetence
- incompetency
- incurable insanity
- indecent exposure
- independent contractor
- indispensable party
- information
- informed consent
- infraction
- infringement of copyright
- infringement of patent
- infringement of trademark
- ingress
- inherit
- inheritance taxes
- inheritors
- injunction
- injunctive relief
- inlining
- INS
- insanity
- intangible property
- integrated pension plan
- intellectual property IP law
- intentional tort
- intent-to-use application
- interest
- interference
- interlocutory decree
- Internet service provider ISP
- interrogation
- interrogatory
- inter vivos trust
- intestate
- intestate succession
- inure
- inventory
- invest
- investor
- invitee
- in camera
- in propia persona
- in terrorem
- in toto
- IP
- ipse dixit
- ipso facto
- irreconcilable differences
- irremediable or irretrievable breakdown
- irresistible impulse test
- irrevocable trust
- IRS expenses
- ISP
- issue
- I-94 card
J
L
- labor certification
- landlord
- Lanham Act
- lapse
- larceny
- lawful issue
- lease
- lease option
- legacy
- legal action
- legal custody
- legal papers
- legal risk placement
- legislative immunity
- lemon
- letters testamentary
- lewd
- lex loci
- liability
- liability insurance coverage
- liable
- libel
- license of invention, copyright or trademark
- lien
- life beneficiary
- life insurance
- life insurance avails
- life tenant
- life-prolonging procedures
- life-sustaining procedures
- limited equity housing
- limited liability
- limited liability company LLC
- limited liability partnership LLP
- limited partnership
- limited personal liability
- limited power of attorney
- lineal descendants
- lineup
- link
- liquidating partner
- liquid assets
- lis pendens
- litigation
- living trust
- living will
- LLC
- LLP
- loan broker
- loan consolidation
- loss damage waiver LDW
M
- Mail or Telephone Order Rule
- majority
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- mandamus
- mandatory
- mandatory injunction
- marital deduction
- marital life estate trust
- marital property
- Marital Settlement Agreement
- Marital Termination Agreement
- marriage
- marriage certificate
- marriage license
- martial misconduct
- McNaghten Rule
- means test
- mechanic’s lien
- median family income
- mediation
- mediator
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- meeting of creditors
- memorandum
- memorandum decision
- mens rea
- mineral rights
- minimum contacts
- minor
- Miranda warning
- misdemeanor
- misfeasance
- misrepresentation
- mistrial
- misunderstanding
- MLS
- month-to-month tenancy
- moral rights
- mortality charge
- mortgage
- motion
- motion for summary judgment
- motion in limine
- multiple listing service MLS
N
- naked option
- National Visa Center NVC
- naturalization
- natural person
- negative amortization
- negative pregnant
- negotiable instrument
- net earnings
- net estate
- net lease
- net taxable estate
- next friend
- next of kin
- nolle prosequi
- nolo
- nolo contendere
- nol. pros.
- nominal damages
- noncompete
- noncompetition agreement
- nondischargeable debts
- nondisclosure agreement
- nonexempt property
- nonimmigrant
- nonimmigrant visa
- nonobviousness
- nonprobate
- nonprofit corporation
- nonrefundable ticket
- nontransferable ticket
- notarize
- notary public
- novation
- novelty
- no-fault divorce
- no-fault insurance
- nuisance
- nuisance fees
- nulla bona
O
- oath
- oath of office
- obiter dictum
- Occupational Safety and Health Act OSHA
- offensive collateral estoppel
- offer
- offer of proof
- officer
- offset
- Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
- one-year rule
- opening statement
- open adoption
- OR
- order
- order to show cause
- ordinance
- original work of authorship
- OSHA
- overbooking
- owners’ agreement
- own recognizance OR
P
- pain and suffering
- palimony
- paralegal
- partnership
- party
- par value
- patent
- Patent and Trademark Office PTO
- patent claim
- patent deed
- patent drawing
- patent pending
- patent search
- paternity suit
- pay-on-death POD designation
- PBGC
- pendente lite
- pension
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation PBGC
- peremptory challenge
- permanent resident
- personal injury
- personal injury recovery
- personal property
- personal representative
- per capita
- per stirpes
- petition
- petitioner
- physical custody
- physical incapacity
- piercing the veil
- plagiarism
- plaintiff
- plant patent
- plea
- pleading
- plea bargain
- PMI
- POD
- poison pill
- post hoc
- pot trust
- pour-over will
- power of appointment
- power of attorney
- PPA
- prayer for relief
- precedent
- predeceased spouse
- preference
- preference relative
- preliminary injunction
- premarital agreement
- prenuptial agreement
- presumed abuse
- presumption of innocence
- pretermitted heir
- prima facie
- principal
- Principal Register
- priority date
- priority debt
- prior art
- private mortgage insurance PMI
- privileged communication
- probable cause
- probate
- probate court
- proceeds for damaged exempt property
- professional corporation
- promissory estoppel
- property
- property control trust
- property guardian
- prosecute
- Prosecuting Attorney
- prosecutor
- proving a will
- provisional patent application PPA
- provocation
- pro hac vice
- pro per
- pro se
- PTO
- public administrator
- public defender
- public domain
- published work
- punitive damages
- pur autre vie
Q
R
- rainmaker
- reading on
- reaffirmation
- real estate
- real estate agent
- real estate broker
- real property
- recording
- recusal
- redaction
- redemption
- red herring
- reformation
- refugee
- remainderman
- removal
- rent control
- replacement value
- replevin
- repossession
- request for admission
- request to admit
- residuary beneficiary
- residuary estate
- residue
- respondent
- response
- responsive pleadings
- restraining order
- restraint on alienation
- res ipsa loquitur
- res nova
- retainer
- retirement benefits
- rhadamanthine
- right of representation
- right of survivorship
- right to cancel a contract
- rollover
- rule against perpetuities
- rule of doubt
- ruling
- running with the land
S
- search warrant
- secondary meaning
- secret warranty program
- secured debt
- security deposit
- seizure
- self-defense
- self-incrimination
- self-proving will
- sentence
- separate property
- separation
- service mark
- servient tenement
- setback
- setoff
- settlor
- severability clause
- severance pay
- sexual harassment
- shared custody
- shared equity mortgage
- shareholder
- shareholders’ agreement
- short sale of house
- shotgun charge
- sickness benefits
- sick leave
- slander
- SLAPP suit
- small claims court
- small entity
- Social Security
- sole custody
- sole proprietorship
- sound mind
- sound recording copyright
- spam
- specials
- special administrator
- special damages
- Special Immigrant
- special power of attorney
- specification
- specific bequest
- specific intent
- specific performance
- spendthrift trust
- spite fence
- split custody
- sponsor
- spousal support
- springing durable power of attorney
- sprinkling trust
- stare decisis
- state court
- State’s Attorney
- status
- statute
- statute of limitations
- statutory damages
- statutory share
- statutory subject matter
- stepchild
- stepparent adoption
- stepped-up basis
- stipulated insurance
- stirpes
- sua sponte
- sublease
- subpena
- subpena duces tecum
- subpoena
- subrogation
- substituted service
- substitution of parties
- succession
- successor trustee
- sui generis
- summary adjudication of issues
- summary judgment
- summary probate
- summons
- sunset law
- sunshine laws
- superior court
- Supplemental Register
- Supremacy clause
- Supreme Court
- surrender value
- surrogate court
- surviving spouse
- surviving spouse’s trust
- survivors benefits
- swearing match
- S corporation
T
- taking
- taking against the will
- tangible personal property
- tax basis
- Temporary Protected Status TPS
- temporary restraining order TRO
- tenancy by the entirety
- tenancy in common
- tenant
- tenants in common
- tender offer
- testamentary disposition
- testamentary trust
- testate
- testator
- testify
- third degree instruction
- TILA
- title
- title company
- title insurance
- tort
- tortious interference
- Totten trust
- toxic tort
- trademark
- trademark ownership
- trademark registration
- trademark search
- trade dress
- trade name
- trade secret
- treble damages
- triple net lease
- TRO
- trustee
- trustee powers
- trustor
- trust corpus
- trust deed
- trust merger
- Truth in Lending Act TILA
U
- ultra vires
- unclean hands
- unconscionability
- uncontested divorce
- undercapitalization
- underwriter
- undue hardship
- unemployment insurance UI
- unfair competition
- Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
- Uniform Resource Locator URL
- Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
- Uniform Transfer-on-Death Security Act
- uninsured motorist coverage
- United States Attorney
- unjust enrichment
- unlawful
- unlawful detainer
- unsecured debt
- URL
- usefulness
- use tax
- usufruct
- utility patent
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
V
W
- warrant
- warranty
- warranty adjustment program
- warranty deed
- warranty of fitness
- warranty of merchantability
- wash sale
- will
- willful tort
- winding up
- wiretapping
- with prejudice
- witness
- witnesseth
- words of procreation
- workers’ compensation
- workmen’s compensation
- workout
- work for hire
- work made for hire
- wrongful death
- wrongful death recoveries