📌Legal Precedent

A prior court decision that guides future rulings.

🏛️Legal System

The framework of rules and institutions that govern a society.

🏛️Legislation

Laws collectively enacted by a governing body.

⚖️Liability

Legal responsibility for one's actions or omissions.

🔗Lien

A legal claim against property as security for a debt.

⚖️Litigation

The process of taking legal disputes through the court system.

✅Majority Opinion

The official written decision of the court reflecting the views of more than half the judges.

💬Mediation

A process where a neutral party helps disputants reach agreement.

🧠Mens Rea

The guilty mind or criminal intent required for a crime.

💵Minimum Wage

The lowest hourly pay permitted by law.

📢Miranda Rights

The rights read to suspects upon arrest in the United States.

⚠️Misdemeanor

A minor crime punishable by fine or short imprisonment.

🏠Mortgage

A long-term loan secured by real estate property.

⚠️Negligence

Failure to exercise reasonable care causing harm.

📨Offer

A proposal made with the intent to form a contract.

🏙️Ordinance

A local law enacted by a municipal authority.

⏰Overtime

Additional pay for hours worked beyond the standard workweek.

📜Patent

A legal right granting exclusive use of an invention.

📦Personal Property

Movable assets owned by an individual or entity.

📨Petitioner

The party who presents a petition to a court seeking a specific legal remedy.

🙋Plaintiff

The party who initiates a civil lawsuit.

📌Precedent

A prior court decision that guides future rulings.

⚖️Preponderance of Evidence

The standard of proof in civil cases based on greater weight.

📋Prima Facie

Evidence that is sufficient to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved.

⚖️Probate

The legal process of validating a will and settling an estate.

🏠Property Law

The body of law governing ownership and use of property.

🧑‍⚖️Prosecutor

A lawyer who represents the government in criminal cases.

🏞️Real Property

Land and anything permanently attached to it.

🔍Reasonable Suspicion

A standard of proof based on specific facts that justifies a brief investigative stop.

📋Regulation

A rule issued by an administrative agency to implement a law.