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Adjudicate
make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter
Appelate
concerning or dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed
Collusion
secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to cheat and decieve others
Deposition
Giving sworn evidence
Equity
the quality of being fair and impartial, can also have something to do with the value of a home increasing
Exhume
dig out a courpe from the ground
Incommunicado
not able or allowed to comminicate with other people
Intestate
no having made a will before one dies
Ipso Facto
by the very fact, obviously
Lien
a right to keep possesion of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person in discharged
Litigation
to take a claim to a court of law
Perjury
the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
Pettifoger
use the law against itself, takes law cases for the money
Tort
a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (OTHER THAN UNDER CONTRACT) leading to legal liability
Tribunal
a seat or bench for a judge or judges
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Vocab 7
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2012-01-10T21:37:37Z
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