Law

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• law of criminal procedure

  The adjudication process of that country’s criminal law
• law reports

  A written account of a court proceeding and judicial decision
• legal argument

  A specific way to present persuasive statements or information on behalf of a client
• legality in contract

  The terms and conditions in legal documents that are legally binding and enforceable.
• legal subject

  An entity capable of acting in law, of having subjective rights and of having legal obligations
• legal tender

  The national currency, such as paper money and coins, that is declared by law to be valid payment for debts and financial obligation
• legislation

  A general term for laws, statutes or Acts
• legitimacy crisis

  A decline in the confidence of administrative functions, institutions, or leadership
• liable

  To be held legally responsible or obligated
• litigants

  Persons who are involved in a civil legal case, either because they are making a formal complaint about someone, or because a complaint is being made about them
• locatio conductio operis

  A contract of letting and hiring / contract for work or services, that is, the independent contractor
• locatio conductio operarum

  Employment contract or hire of labour between an employer and an employee
• locatio conductio rei

  The letting and hiring of things
• lunatic

  A person legally declared to be of unsound mind and who therefore is not held capable or responsible before the law
• majority judgement

  The decision of more than half of the judges deciding a case. This decision becomes precedent for future cases as it represents the views of the majority of the court
• mandamant van spolie

  An extraordinary, quick and robust remedy available to an applicant for the restoration of possession
• master of the high court

  A creature of statute and various Acts regulate the duties and powers of the Master / the ultimate authority in the office and any matter may be referred to them for their decision
• mediation

  An alternative dispute resolution method with a neutral person helping the parties find a solution to their dispute
• mediator

  A neutral third party that leads a mediation between parties as a form of alternative dispute resolution
• minority judgement

  Judgments that differ from the majority judgments in terms of legal reasoning, techniques of interpretation and reasons for the decision / it is also known as a dissenting opinion
• multilateral contract

  An agreement between multiple parties
• national law

  A body of law that is applied in a specific country, nation or state / domestic law
• national legislation

  A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by the government of a sovereign state that holds force throughout the regions and territories within the government's dominion
• natural person

  A human that has been recognised as a citizen by a state, capable of assuming legal responsibility, and has legal rights
• negligence,

  The failure to behave with the level of care that a reasonable person would have exercised under the same circumstances