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General law
Common terminology used in legal business.
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affidavit of service
Law; General law
It is a written statement in which one swears that a party has been served with legal documents.
affirm
Law; General law
An appellate court may uphold or affirm the trial court's decision if the appellate court agrees with the trial court's decision.
affirmative defense
Law; General law
It is a form of defense in which the defendant affirms or admits that some allegation did occur, but explains that the fault lies somewhere else.
all fours
Law; General law
All fours means two relevant cases, the client's and one found through research in the law library, which are significantly similar.
legal
Law; General law
This term is pertaining to law;permitted by law;lawful;connected with law, or its administration and legal profession.
lawyer
Law; General law
A person whose profession is to represent his or her clients in the court of law or advise or act for clients in other legal matters is called as a lawyer.
brief
Law; General law
To brief a case means to provide symmetrization of the case's facts and analyze the specific legal issues.
