ILEC_08.txt

vague, not certain, not determined

unauthorised use of material protected by copyright, patent or trademark law

property which is transferred upon death to a person designated as an heir

official order from a court for a person to do or stop doing something

party that has suffered a violation of its legal rights

(UK) one of four institutions that barristers must join in order to practise law as a barrister

a judicial system in which the judge(s) conducting the trial decides the questions to be asked and the scope of the case

unable to pay one's debts

written formal legal document

legal interest or claim in things which cannot be touched or felt

person who was planned to benefit from a contract but is not party to that contract. As a result of this, this person obtains rights to enforce the contract

desire/willingness to act in a certain way

(Latin) among other things

an agreement between nations, similar to a treaty but usually relating to non-political or non-commercial matters; written agreement between states or nations governed by international laws

laws that concern relations between countries (= public international law) and laws that concern private transactions and disputes between parties from different nations (= private intemational law /conflict of laws)

to rely upon a certain law, principle or rule in order to support an argument or position

(Latin) by that very fact itself

to produce or provide something official

shares of a company that are held by shareholders

right acquired by a third party to a contract between two other contractual parties (also jus quaesitum tertio)

public official who hears and decides cases in court

(also case law, common law) body of law formed through judicial/court decisions, as opposed to law formed through statutes or written legislation

lien imposed on a person against whom a judgment has been entered but remains unsatisfied

security interests arising as a result of court proceedings brought by the creditor to secure an interest in the debtor's property

(US) law degree (UK LLB)

power of a court, authority or other official body to decide a legal case or to make an order; 2) extent of this power; 3) territory in which this power exists; 4) area in which a particular legal system operates; 5) system of law courts that make up a particular legal system

court that hears cases involving children under a certain age

absence of ability of a person to enter into contractual relations, sue or be sued

a government agency responsible for the registration of title to land

person who owns property and either rents or leases it to a tenant for profit. The female form is landlady.