✅Acceptance

Agreement to the terms of an offer, forming a contract.

🕊️Acquittal

A verdict finding the defendant not guilty.

✋Actus Reus

The guilty act or physical element of a crime.

🏠Adoption

The legal process of becoming a child's parent.

✍️Affiant

A person who swears to an affidavit, a written statement made under oath.

⬆️Appeal

A request to a higher court to review a decision.

📜Appellate Jurisdiction

The power of a higher court to review and revise decisions of a lower court.

🧑‍⚖️Arbitration

Resolving disputes through a neutral third-party decision.

🚔Arrest

The legal detention of a person suspected of a crime.

⚖️Assault and Battery

Assault is the threat of harm; battery is the actual physical contact that causes injury.

💵Bail

Money paid to secure release of an accused person pending trial.

📉Bankruptcy

A legal process for individuals or businesses unable to pay debts.

⚖️Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

The highest standard of proof required in criminal cases to convict a defendant.

🔒Beyond Reasonable Doubt

The high standard of proof required in criminal cases.

💔Breach of Contract

Failure to fulfill the obligations of a contract.

🏋️Burden of Proof

The obligation to prove a disputed fact in court.

📂Cause of Action

A set of facts that gives a person the right to seek a legal remedy in court.

📚Civil Law

A legal system based primarily on written codes and statutes.

🤝Civil Law Case

A legal dispute between private parties seeking compensation.

👥Class Action

A lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of people with similar claims.

⚖️Common Law

Law developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes.

🏛️Concurrent Jurisdiction

Authority shared by two or more courts to hear the same type of case.

💱Consideration

Something of value exchanged to make a contract binding.

📕Constitution

The fundamental set of principles governing a state.

🛡️Consumer Protection

Laws safeguarding buyers of goods and services.

📝Contract

A legally binding agreement between two or more parties.

🚨Conviction

A formal declaration that the defendant is guilty.

©️Copyright

The exclusive right to reproduce and distribute creative works.

🚨Criminal Law

The body of law dealing with offenses against society.

👶Custody

The legal right to care for a child.