Law

Items

• act

  Legislation / statutes
• acted

  Take action / do something
• actio iniuriarum

  An action for delict which "not only seeks to protect an individual's dignity and reputation but also his or her physical integrity.
• actio libera in causa principle

  The criminal law doctrine involving defendants who create the conditions of their own defense.
• actio legis acquilae

  A legal action available to recover damages for the loss or destruction of property caused by someone else's fault
• actio in personam

  An action against the person, founded on a personal liabilities
• adduce

  Cite as evidence
• adiation

  The acceptance of a benefit from the estate of a testator or deceased either under. Testate succession or under intestate succession.
• adjourn

  Break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later
• adjudicate

  Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter.
• admire

  Regard (an object, quality, or person) with respect or warm approval
• admissible

  Acceptable or valid, especially as evidence in a court of law.
• admissible evidence

  Evidence that acceptable to the court as it is not irrelevant because it relates only to: (a) the credibility of a witness / or (b) the admissibility of other evidence / or (c) a failure to adduce evidence.
• admissible statement

  A statement that is admissible in court.
• adversarial system

  A legal system where two parties, possibly more, approach the court each with his or her own desired outcome. The court is then obliged to decide in favour of one of the parties.
• adverse

  Preventing success or development / harmful / unfavourable
• adverse inference

  A legal inference, adverse to the concerned party, drawn from silence or absence of requested evidence
• adverse user

  Use of property as the owner himself would exercise, entirely disregarding the claims of others, asking permission from knowone.
• advice

  The opinion given by counsel to their client
• adviser

  One that advises
• adjective law

  The aggregate of rules if procedure or practice
• adopt (a)

  To take on the relationship of a parent to the child of another person
• adopt (b)

  To pass legislation / law
• advocate

  A person (lawyer) who presents or argues another person’s case
• adultery

  Voluntary sexual relations between someone who is married and someone who is not the individual’s spouse