Legal Terms tagged with 'Legal Standard'
- Compulsory License
- Reasonable Suspicion
- Plea Bargain
- Driving While Impaired (DWI)
- Bailiff
- Corroborating Evidence
- Preponderance of Evidence
- Comparative Negligence
- Comparative Fault
- Causation
- Vehicular Manslaughter
- Legal Limit
- Defamation
- Contract
- Constructive Contract
- Zero Tolerance
- Testimony
- Hearsay
- No-Fault Divorce
- Murder
- Procedural Due Process
- Verdict
- Voir Dire
- Clear and Convincing Evidence
- Burden of Proof
- Physical Custody
- Child Custody
- Legal Custody
- Intoxication
- Invasion of Privacy
- Hate Crime
- Direct Evidence
- Discovery
- Warrant
- Witness
- Duty
- Probable Cause
- Ancillary Relief
- Cohabitation
- Grounds for Divorce
- Earning Capacity
- Enhancements
- Community Property
- Collaborative Divorce
- Constructive Abandonment
- Implied Consent
- Bad Faith
- Expungement
- Friendly Witness
- Fraudulent Conveyance
- Forum Non Conveniens
- Forgery
- Floating Lien
- First Degree Murder
- Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- Breach of Contract
- Full Retirement Age
- Manslaughter
- Battery
- Plea
- Standard of Care
- Indecent Exposure
- Inadmissible
- Hostile Work Environment
- Immaterial
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- Case Law
- Leading Question
- Perjury
- Immunity
- Slander
- Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA)
- Exempt Employee
- Equal Pay Act
- Ex Post Facto
- Disorderly Conduct
- Excise Tax
- Nulla Bona
- Nullity
- Nunc Pro Tunc
- Nullum Crimen Sine Lege
- Order to Show Cause
- Gross Negligence
- Circumstantial Evidence
- Incapacity
- Legal Damages
- Double Jeopardy
- Indemnify
- Ex Parte Divorce
- Adversary Proceeding (AP)
- Notice to Quit
- Judge
- Equity
- No Bill
- Evidence
- Dismissal Without Prejudice
- Peremptory Challenge
- Nuisance
- Contributory Negligence
- Premise Liability
- Interrogation
- Non Obstante Veredicto (JNOV)
- Obiter Dictum
- Objection
- Bankruptcy Objection
- Claim
- Insider
- Non-Consumer Bankruptcy
- Non-Exempt Asset
- Bailee
- Probative Facts
- Professional Negligence
- Statutory Liability
- Common Law Liability
- Exclusivity
- Objects of the Power
- Promissory Estoppel
- Undue Influence
- Three Strikes, You're Out
- Actual Violence
- Prudent Man Rule
- Race to the Courthouse
- Exempt Debts
- Insanity Defense
- Judicial Proceedings
- Prosecute
- Assumption of Risk
- Proprietary Rights
- Insider Trading
- Material Representation
- Insufficient Evidence
- Marital Rights
- Peremptory Writ of Mandate
- Warrantless Arrest
- Default
- Insolvency
- Conviction
- Administrative Per Se Laws
- Unlawful Deportation and Transfer
- Tangible Property
- Unreasonable Search and Seizure
- Vicarious Infringement
- Unlawful Assembly
- Abandonment Spouse
- Able-Bodied
- Abortive Trial
- Vicarious Liability
- Abandonment of Child
- Ability to Perform
- Ability to Repay
- Ability to Stand Trial
- Ability to Support
- Vigilante
- Unlawful
- Lesser Included Offense
- Lien
- Dram Shop Liability
- Pro Tanto
- Pro Tem
- Pro Tempore
- Proctor
- Sine Qua Non
- Presentment
- Presiding Judge
- Presumption of Innocence
- Principal Place of Business
- Prior Restraint
- Privilege
- Pro Forma
- Pro Hac Vice
- Pro Per
- Pro Rata
- Privileged Communication
- Probative Value
- Wrongful Termination
- Youthful Offender
- Admission of Evidence
- Arraign
- Guardianship
- Entrapment
- Preliminary Injunction
- Premeditation
- Premises
- Equal Protection of the Law
- Unjust Enrichment
- Void
- Innocent
- Willful
- Adjudicate
- Adjudication
- Badgering the Witness
- Civil
- Duress
- Law
- Search and Seizure
- Statute
- Undue Hardship
- Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs)
- Actual Damages
- Actual Eviction
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Private Property
- Actionable Fraud
- Actionable Negligence
- Voluntary Manslaughter
- Willfully
- Proof
- Private Nuisance
- Warranty
- Proprietary
- Failure to Appear
- Eminent Domain
- Attorney's Work Product
- Brought to Trial
- But For Rule
- Authorities
- Admissible Evidence
- Patent Pending (Pat. Pend)
- Regulation
- Voidable
- Adverse Possession
- Affirmative Defense
- Burden of Production
- Burglary
- But-For Cause
- Breaking and Entering
- Bribery
- Burden
- Capacity
- Capital Case
- Capital Offense
- Cause
- Best Evidence Rule
- Certiorari
- Best Interests of the Child
- Actual Cause
- Chattel
- Indispensable Party
- Citizen's Arrest
- Civil Action
- Second Degree Murder
- Copyright
- Copyright and Patent Power
- Convict
- Corporation
- Crime
- Possession
- Attorney's Lien
- Breach of Trust
- Attorney Work Product
- Attorney Work Product Privilege
- Constructive Possession
- Contempt of Court
- Contest
- Controlled Substance
- Cross Claim
- Crime of Passion
- Criminal
- Concealed Weapon
- Conclusion of Fact
- Crime Against Humanity
- Crime Against Nature
- Conflict of Interest
- Conflict of Laws
- Consent
- Consent Divorce
- Conservatorship
- Constitutional Law
- Constitutional Rights
- Constructive Eviction
- Criminal Intent
- Deceit
- Declaratory Judgment
- Declaratory Relief
- Decriminalization
- Default Divorce
- Default Judgment
- Defense
- Subrogation
- Due Diligence
- Daubert Standard
- Deadly Force
- Deadly Weapon
- Chain of Title
- Character Evidence
- Contempt
- Contractual Lien
- Copyright Notice
- Corpus Delicti
- Corpus Juris
- Diversity of Citizenship
- Dangerous Weapon
- Doctor-Patient Privilege
- Documentary Evidence
- Doing Business As (DBA)
- Counterclaim
- Counteroffer
- Possession With Intent to Deliver (PWID)
- Death Penalty
- Decedent
- Contempt of Court, Civil
- Disparate Treatment
- Distress
- Criminal Contempt of Court
- Constitution
- Prima Facie
- Prima Facie Case
- Principal
- Custody
- Date Rape
- Disclaimer
- Disinheritance
- Dismissal
- Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated Battery
- Aid and Abet
- Express Notice
- Express Contract
- Expert Testimony
- Expectation of Privacy
- Exigent Circumstances
- Custodial Interrogation
- Domestic Partners
- Repossess
- Theft
- Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
- Duty of Good Faith
- Duty of Loyalty
- Duty to Mitigate
- Duty to Repair
- Dying Declaration
- Earwitness
- Eavesdropping
- Elements (of a case)
- Elements (of a crime)
- Embezzlement
- Emotional Distress
- Eyewitness
- Extreme Cruelty
- Extradition
- Extenuating Circumstances
- Issue
- Voluntary Bankruptcy
- Owe
- Voluntary Transfer
- Overcharge
- Accused
- Alienation of Affections
- Blanket Search Warrant
- Common Law Marriage
- Constitutional Amendment
- Direct Contempt of Court
- Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- Express Warranty
- Bilateral Contract
- Brady Rule
- Breach of Promise
- Closing Argument
- Own
- Owner
- Family
- Executive Order
- Financial Guardian
- Forcible Entry
- Full Faith and Credit
- Frye Standard
- Friendly Suit
- Free Exercise Clause
- Fraudulent Concealment
- Fraud in the Inducement
- Forfeiture
- Forensic Testimony
- Executive Clemency
- Excusable Neglect
- Evidentiary Fact
- Evidentiary
- Estoppel By Silence
- Estoppel By Deed
- Estoppel
- Estate Tax Threshold
- False Advertising
- Grand Theft
- Grandfather Clause
- Grantee
- Grantor
- Felonious
- Fee
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
- Federal Tort Claims Act
- Good Title
- Good Cause
- Good Samaritan Rule
- General Verdict
- Genocide
- Genuine Issue of Material Fact
- Heir Apparent
- Heir at Law
- Heiress
- Hereditary Succession
- Holographic Will
- Home Equity
- Foreseeability
- Foreclosure Sale
- Forced Sale
- Final Settlement
- Foreseeable Risk
- Final Beneficiary
- Homicide
- Hostile Possession
- Hostile Takeover
- Equitable Relief
- Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
- Equal Protection
- Fact
- Fact Finder
- Failure to State a Claim
- Fair Use
- Family Allowance
- Federal Question
- Federal Question Jurisdiction
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines
- House Arrest
- Household
- Illicit
- Fiduciary Relationship
- Fiduciary Duty
- Irrelevant
- Irrevocable Trust
- Itemized Deductions
- Jane Doe
- Heat of Passion
- Jaywalking
- Jeopardy
- Breach of Duty
- The Discovery Rule
- Entity
- Face Value
- Fornication
- Forfeit
- Garageman's Lien
- General Damages
- Harassment
- Harmless Error
- Hate Crimes Act
- Head of Family
- Health Care Directive
- Health Care Proxy
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Heir
- Incest
- Incidental Damages
- Incompatibility
- Incompatible
- Incompetence
- Income
- Incompetent Evidence
- Incontrovertible Evidence
- Incriminate
- Incumber
- Incumbrance
- Incurable Insanity
- Indemnity
- Judgment as a Matter of Law (JMOL)
- Absolute Divorce
- Absolute Pardon
- Absolute Title
- Absolute Warranty
- Abuse of Power
- Abuse of Process
- Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- Intangible Property
- Proceeding
- International Crime
- Derivative
- Disclosure
- Down Payment
- Exhibit
- Executory
- Ethics
- Espionage
- Escape Clause
- Equitable
- Prepayment
- Third Party Origination
- Intellectual Property (IP)
- Involuntary Civil Commitment
- Involuntary
- Invitee
- Interlocutory Judgment
- Interim Order
- Interested Witness
- Promise
- Accord and Satisfaction
- Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
- In Limine
- Partnership
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Personal Property
- Inalienable
- Title Defect
- Accessory After the Fact
- Accessory Before the Fact
- Accessory to a Crime
- Abscond
- Close Corporation
- Immigrant Visa
- Agent
- Guardian
- Abdicate
- Absolute Conveyance
- Contingency
- Goodwill
- Implied Authority
- Implied Contract
- Implied Revocation of Wills
- Implied Warranty
- Cloud on Title
- Perils
- Claim Against an Estate
- Enabling Clause
- Endorsement
- Enter a Judgment
- Escalator Clause
- Generation Skipping
- Private Road
- Tortfeasor
- Mitigation
- Writ of Execution
- Writ of Mandate
- Writ of Prohibition
- All the Estate I Own
- Alternative Pleading
- Breach of the Peace
- Grand Larceny
- Illegal
- Abandonment
- Predatory Lending
- Vest
- Abet
- Abettor
- Abeyance
- Title VII
- Indemnification
- Competence
- Weight of Evidence
- Thirty-Day Notice
- Pretermitted Heir
- Voluntary Dissolution
- Credit Related Losses
- Year and a Day Rule
- Witness Tampering
- With Prejudice
- Without Recourse
- Implied
- Impound
- Imprison
- Impute
- In Perpetuity
- In Re
- In Rem
- In-Kind Income
- Line of Credit
- Abduction
- Securities Fraud
- False Imprisonment
- Trademark Infringement
- Alford Plea
- Moot Point
- Vagueness Doctrine
- Sexual Battery
- Racketeering
- Res Ipsa Loquitur
- Sufficient Cause
- Undue Burden
- Trial De Novo
- Unilateral
- Stare Decisis
- Burden of Persuasion
- Aggravating Factor
- Federal
- Reaffirmation
- Clean Hands Doctrine
- Appropriate Adult
- Cy Pres Doctrine
- Fertile Octogenarian
- Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
- Information and Belief
- Id Est (I.E.)
- Court Martial
- Common Counts
- Contested
- Discontinuance
- Detraction
- Desist
- Derogation
- Debt Validation
- Make One Whole
- Negative Declaration
- Actori Incumbit Onus Proband
- Inspection of Documents
- Arson
- Confession
- Terms
- Wanton
- In Kind
- Attorn
- Apportioning
- Disclaim
- Ex Rel.
- Vitiate
- Voluntary Waste
- Wire Fraud
- Abandon
- Witnesseth
- Work Made For Hire
- Maxims
- Privity
- Proffer
- Strict Scrutiny
- Summary Judgment
- Precedent
- Subsume
- Admission Against Interest
- Passion
- Suppression of Evidence
- Venire
- Pecuniary
- Legislature
- Res Judicata
- Adjourn
- Retrial
- De Minimis
- Substantive Law
- Repeal
- Peremptory Norm
- Pretrial
- Vacated Judgment
- Surrebuttal
- Recognizance
- A Fortiori
- Letter of Transmittal
- Sentence
- Respondent
- Recusal
- Standing
- Jurisprudence
- Legislator
- Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
- DNA Evidence
- Bright-Line Rule
- Sustained
- Amicus Curiae
- Nolle Prosequi
- Joinder
- DNA Profiling
- Territorial Jurisdiction
- Deferred Adjudication
- Motion
- Reasonable Person
- Criminal Code
- Constitutional Court
- Plea in Abeyance
- Fact Witness
- Courtroom
- Standard of Proof
- First Offense
- Criminal Charge
- Sanction
- Work Release
- Sealed Verdict
- Court Clerk
- Motion to Suppress
- Legal Fiction
- Attorney General
- Initial Appearance
- Public Order
- Attorney-In-Fact
- Commutation
- Lesser Related Offense
- Quasi-Criminal
- Time Served
- Jury Instructions
- Civil Cover Sheet
- Consciousness of Guilt
- Summary Dismissal
- Ultra Vires
- Appellate Jurisdiction
- Quo Warranto
- Stay of Execution
- Letters Rogatory
- Material Fact
- Parole
- Statutory Law
- Codification
- Smoking Gun
- State Crime
- Custodial Sentence
- Pretrial Conference
- Restorative Justice
- Public Office
- Vacatur
- Collateral Consequences
- Redressability
- Res Gestae
- Presentence Investigation Report (PSIR)
- Rebuttable Presumption
- Question of Law
- Et Al.
- Ratio Decidendi
- Referendum
- Praecipe
- Positive Law
- Seriatim
- Qui Tam
- Judicial Interpretation
- Tracing
- Court Reporter
- Plea in Abatement
- Petty Theft
- Scienter
- Legal Clinic
- Pocket Part
- Petit Jury
- Statutory Interpretation
- Political Question
- Fleeing Felon Rule
- Frivolous Lawsuit
- Uncodified Constitution
- Rulemaking
- Legal Citation
- Plea Colloquy
- Ancillary Jurisdiction
- Cash Value
- Motion to Quash
- Parolee
- Material Witness
- Investigation
- Doctor of Law
- Supplemental Jurisdiction
- Partial Verdict
- Pendente Lite
- Recorded Recollection
- Information
- Open Court
- Suspect
- Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Rest
- Legal Opinion
- State Bar Association
- Rational Basis Review
- Question of Fact
- Rules Enabling Act
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Solitary Confinement
- Detainee
- Citation Signal
- Bar
- Juror Misconduct
- Civil Code
- Voluntary Dismissal
- Allocution
- Jury Duty
- Abrogation
- Stipulation
- Confusing Similarity
- Judicial Economy
- Justice of the Peace (JP)
- Spoilation of Evidence
- Victim Impact Statement
- Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat
- Mens Rea
- Conclusive Presumption
- Dispositive Motion
- Impeachment
- Demurrer
- Negligence Per Se
- Judicial Activism
- Provisional Remedy
- Mistake of Fact
- Tampering with Evidence
- District Judge
- Law License
- Mandamus
- Pretrial Intervention Program
- Senior Status
- Oral Argument
- Mistake of Law
- Judicial Restraint
- Judicial Discretion
- Appropriation Bill
- Continuance
- Lex Loci
- Actus Reus
- Defense of Infancy
- Restatements of the Law
- Legal Process
- Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)
- Articles of Impeachment
- Personal Jurisdiction
- Parole Board
- Petitioner
- Aggravation
- Legal Doctrine
- Law and Order
- Shocks the Conscience
- Associate Justice
- Reciprocal Discovery
- Proportionality
- Philosophy of the Law
- Legislative Veto
- Lower Court
- Operation of Law
- Black Letter Law
- Abstention Doctrine
- Offer of Proof
- De Jure
- Certified Question
- Plurality Opinion
- Dissenting Opinion
- Dead Man's Statute
- Inquisitorial System
- Majority Opinion
- Remand
- Domicile
- Habit Evidence
- Adversarial System
- Legal Positivism
- Diminished Capacity
- Direct Examination
- Exclusionary Rule
- CSI Effect
- Balancing Test
- Legal Realism
- Malice Aforethought
- Judicial Review
- Concurring Opinion
- Judicial Opinion
- Jury Foreperson
- Legal Formalism
- Justiciability
- Amount in Controversy
- Exculpatory Evidence
- Allen Charge
- Legal Technicality
- Legality
- Judiciary
- Declaration Against Interest
- Moral Certainty
- Inculpatory Evidence
- Culpability
- Overt Act
- Ripeness
- Norris v. Alabama (1935)
- Judgment
- Strike from the Record
