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Dictionary of Law |
Shepardize :: legal definitionShepardize - n. a method of locating reports of appeals decisions based on prior precedents from Shepard's Citations, books which list the volume and page number of published reports of every appeals court decision which cites a previously decided case or a statute. Shepard's exists for all sets of reports of appeals cases, and is updated every month with supplemental booklets. While it looks like a mathematician's book of tables, Shepard's Citations is an invaluable tool in finding appeals decisions which either follow, distinguish or deviate from prior case law. See also: reports and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termsappeal :: 1) v. to ask a higher court to reverse the decisio ... ng, as in "he has filed an appeal."case :: n. short for a cause of action, lawsuit, or the ri ... ny, the court stated the rule as:." case law :: n. reported decisions of appeals courts and other ... es. See also: case system precedent citation :: n. 1) a notice to appear in court due to the proba ... se is not in point." See also: cite court :: n. 1) the judge, as in "The court rules in favor o ... cost and wait of full court trials. Customs Court :: n. a federal court established (1926) to hear appe ... Court of Customs and Patent Appeals infra :: prep. Latin for "below," this is legal shorthand t ... e document. See also: citation cite insufficient evidence :: n. a finding (decision) by a trial judge or an app ... l court. See also: evidence finding jurisdiction :: n. the authority given by law to a court to try ca ... Superior Court Supreme Court venue law book :: n. any of numerous volumes dealing with law, inclu ... : common law law Shepardize statute mandate :: n. 1) any mandatory order or requirement under sta ... See also: mandamus writ of mandate motion for a new trial :: n. a request made by the loser for the case to be ... hstanding the verdict motion N.O.V. on the merits :: adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling o ... s if this mistake had not occurred. remittitur :: n. 1) a judge's order reducing a judgment awarded ... party on appeal). See also: remand supra :: (sooh-prah) Latin for "above," in legal briefs and ... d as Guinn v. United States, supra. Tax Court :: n. a federal agency with courts in major cities wh ... Appeals. See also: court income tax transcript :: n. the written record of all proceedings, includin ... unless transcription is requested. Popular Law Searcheslegal definition ministerial act :: n. an act, particularly of a governmental employee ... exercising any individual judgment.chancery legal definition :: n. a court that can order acts performed. Today ch ... ts in most states. See also: equity testamentary disposition legal definition :: n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's ( ... named beneficiaries. See also: will contract of sufferance :: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired ... y tenancy at will unlawful detainer forthwith legal definition :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. forthwith definition legal :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. what is to wit in a legal contract :: prep. that is to say. Example: "the passengers in ... tty Bumgartner and Sherry Younger." mirror wills legal definition :: n. the wills of a husband and wife which are ident ... d each names the other as executor. clean hands doctrine latin :: n. a rule of law that a person coming to court wit ... ices. See also: affirmative defense sine qua non only relates to contract law :: (see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which ... qua non of the injury to Playmate. Other Law Terms - Ssaid :: adj. a reference back to a thing that was previous ... automobile in a negligent manner."sale :: n. transfer of something (and title to it) in retu ... contract forced sale sheriff's sale salvage :: 1) v. to save goods. 2) n. payment to a person or ... which saves cargo from a shipwreck. sanction :: n. 1) a financial penalty imposed by a judge on a ... ction." See also: contempt of court satisfaction :: n. receiving payment or performance of what is due ... n contract satisfaction of judgment satisfaction of judgment :: n. a document signed by a judgment creditor (the p ... ord. See also: abstract of judgment satisfaction of mortgage :: n. a document signed by a lender acknowledging tha ... id off the debt. See also: mortgage save harmless :: v. 1) also called hold harmless, to indemnify (pro ... . See also: hold harmless indemnify savings and loan :: n. a banking and lending institution, chartered ei ... vings into the home finance market. scienter :: n. Latin for "having knowledge." In criminal law, ... ents were lies and thus fraudulent. scintilla :: n. Latin for "spark." Scintilla is commonly used i ... ark) upon which to base a judgment. scope of employment :: n. actions of an employee which further the busine ... ter and servant respondeat superior scrivener :: n. a person who writes a document for another, usu ... r practicing law without a license. seal :: n. a device which creates an impression upon paper ... e "sealed," but that is rare today. sealed verdict :: n. the decision of a jury when there is a delay in ... reconvenes. See also: jury verdict sealing of records :: n. trial records and decisions which a judge order ... eep the terms from public scrutiny. search :: v. 1) to examine another's premises (including a v ... e search and seizure search warrant search and seizure :: n. examination of a person's premises (residence, ... robable cause search search warrant search warrant :: n. a written order by a judge which permits a law ... ble cause search search and seizure second degree murder :: n. a non-premeditated killing, resulting from an a ... t degree murder manslaughter murder |