Category: law (433 terms)
- abide by
- ab initio
- abuse of discretion
- a fortiori
- after the fact
- aid and abet
- air marshal
- air rights
- all fours
- alter ego
- ambulance chaser
- a mensa et thoro
- amicus curiae
- arm's length
- assault weapon
- at large
- attorney record
- attorney's fee
- at will
- a vinculo matrimonii
- a year and a day
- bad faith
- baron and femme
- base court
- bear witness
- before the fact
- best efforts
- bill of particulars
- black letter
- black market
- blind pig
- blood money
- blue law
- body corporate
- breach of promise
- breach of the peace
- break and enter
- breaking and entering
- bright-line rule
- brutum fulmen
- bucket shop
- burden of proof
- but for
- by right
- cab rank
- call to the bar
- canon law
- capital murder
- capital offense
- case report
- catch and release
- cause of action
- caveat emptor
- cease and desist
- charitable trust
- chief judge
- chief lord
- chilling effect
- chthonic law
- circuit rider
- citizen's arrest
- civil action
- civil law
- civil rights
- clean money
- clean slate
- clearance rate
- cold case
- collar up
- coming into force
- commission agent
- common land
- common law
- condition precedent
- conflict of interest
- construction unit
- contemporanea expositio
- contempt of court
- contract system
- corpus separatum
- corrupt practice
- country of origin
- county court
- court fee
- court martial
- court of law
- covert baron
- crime against humanity
- criminal law
- culpable homicide
- culpa levis
- cumulative error
- custos rotulorum
- dark market
- data controller
- dawn raid
- deadbeat dad
- dead hand
- dead letter
- dead or alive
- death sentence
- death warrant
- decree absolute
- deed of appointment
- deed poll
- de facto
- defense attorney
- defined term
- definitive agreement
- de jure
- de minimis
- de novo
- detention centre
- dirty money
- disciplinary inquiry
- divorce bill
- doctrine of necessity
- dog officer
- domitae naturae
- drinking age
- drug lab
- drug test
- drunk and disorderly
- drunk driving
- due diligence
- due process
- dynamite charge
- electric chair
- eminent domain
- enumerated articles
- en ventre sa mere
- equalization payment
- equal marriage
- estoppel by deed
- exchange contracts
- exchange of contracts
- ex contractu
- ex delicto
- ex facie
- ex gratia
- ex officio
- ex parte
- expose oneself
- ex post facto
- ex tempore
- false light
- false witness
- feal and divot
- federal case
- feudal law
- field investigation
- fighting words
- final account
- final decree
- first-degree murder
- first party
- fishing expedition
- flag gun
- flat time
- flight risk
- force majeure
- form book
- four corners
- frame up
- free and clear
- freedom of speech
- free speech
- gag order
- gain time
- gate money
- general practice
- ghost gun
- golden rule
- good cause
- good faith
- grand jury
- ground game
- ground rent
- guilty as charged
- gun jumping
- habeas corpus
- hand down
- hard cases make bad law
- hide the ball
- high bailiff
- high court
- high sea
- high sheriff
- high treason
- hit and run
- hold hostage
- hold in contempt
- house of correction
- human rights
- impact statement
- implied consent
- in absentia
- in camera