Law

Items

• suspensive dies cedit

  The beneficiary does not get a vested, final right to the benefit unless and until a particular uncertain future event takes place / the day has come
• suspensive dies venit

  The moment has come
• state legal advisor

  A legal officer appointed or elected to represent a state in court proceedings
• statute

  A law that has been enacted by a legislature
• statutory arbitration

  A formal hearing during which the parties to a dispute will lead evidence and present argument to the arbitrator
• statutory illegality

  The contravention of a statutory provision
• sterility

  The ability to have sexual intercourse but unable to procreate children
• special court

  A court that has competence only for matters that are assigned to it by a particular law
• sue

  To seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process
• supreme law

  The highest law
• tacitly

  Implied or inferred without direct expression
• terminated

  Legally ending the agreement before all parties have completed the terms and obligations of the contract
• territoriality principle

  States have exclusive authority to deal with criminal issues arising within their territories
• testamentary

  Of or relating to a will or testament
• testator

  Someone who makes a last will and testament to dispose of their estate after their death
• testamentory executor

  The individual who carries out one's last will and testament, ensuring that the stipulations and wishes of the deceased are carried out properly
• thin skull rule (civil law)

  A common law doctrine that makes a defendant liable for the plaintiff's unforeseeable and uncommon reactions to the defendant's negligent or intentional delict
• the bar

  An organization of lawyers established to promote professional competence, enforce standards of ethical conduct, and encourage a spirit of public service among members of the legal profession.
• the roll of attorneys

  The official list of persons authorized to practice law in the country
• testimony

  Oral or written evidence given by the witness under oath, affidavit, or deposition during a trial or other legal procedures
• trademark

  A recognisable sign, phrase, or symbol that denotes a product or service and legally differentiates it from all others of its kind
• traditio brevi manu

  Giving something to someone who already has it
• traditio longa manu

  A way of transferring possession of something from one person to another
• traditio

  The simple delivery of possession with the intention of passing ownership
• transcript / transcription

  A written record of spoken language