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General law
Common terminology used in legal business.
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attorney-client priviledge
Law; General law
A client can refuse to testify about communications between the client and his attorney.Th eclient can also prevent his attorney from from testifying.
deposition index
Law; General law
A list of the most critical events, people, places, or things in alphabetical order, indicating what pages those matters are referred to in the deposition.
curtilage
Law; General law
An area surrounding a house used for household purposes is termed as curtilage in legal terminology.
demurrer
Legal services; General law
A motion to dismiss without answering specific allegations in the complaint.This motion argues that even if the allegations are true, a cause of action has not been established.
battery
Law; General law
An intentional act caused by a defendant which brings about harmful or offensive contact to plaintiff's person.
contingent fee
Law; General law
An attorney's fee that represents a percentage of the amount awarded at court or through settlement.
direct evidence
Legal services; General law
This evidence is usually from personal observation and it tends to establish a fact without the need of an inference.
