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General law
Common terminology used in legal business.
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plaintiff
Law; General law
The party that initiates the law suit; the party making the initial claims or allegations, is termed as plaintiff.
personal service
Law; General law
Service of legal papers upon an individual as opposed to a corporation, business, or registered agent is called as personal service.
physical evidence
Legal services; General law
Evidence that can be touched; also called tangible or demonstrative evidence and commonly as a physical evidence.
legal periodical
Legal services; General law
Law reviews, loose-leafs, and journals by law schools, bar associations, and private publishers issued at regular intervals are called legal periodicals.
incompetent
Law; General law
Lacking the legal capacity to testify or perform at a certain level or standard is called as incompetent.
legal advice
Legal services; General law
Applying law to a specific client's facts and relaying that information to the client and only a lawyer may provide legal advice.
intervenor
Law; General law
One who voluntarily becomes part of a lawsuit which is already in progress is called as intervenor.
