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Our glossary of legal terms lets you find the terms and definitions that are commonly used in legal matters. Use the form below to find a term.
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A

Abortion
Acceptance
Adjuster
Administrator
Adopt
Adoption
Advance
Affidavit
Affirmative action
Age discrimination
Agreement
Amortization
Annuity
Appraisal
Appraiser
ARM
Arrest warrant
Attorney
Attorney General

B

Bail
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy court
Benefit
Bill of Rights
Binder
Blue law
Book value
Border patrol
Business

C

Capital gains
Capital punishment
Casual
Certificate of deposit
Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Charge
Child custody
Child support
Citizen
Civil
Class action
Compensation
Complaint
Compound interest
Condominium
Contractor
Credit report
Criminal
Criminal law

D

D.U.I.
Date rape
Death penalty
Debit card
Decision
Deed of trust
Defense
Demand
Disability
Disclaimer
Disclosure
Discrimination
District Attorney
District court
Dividend
Divorce
DNA
Domain name
Domestic violence
Donation
Down payment
Drunk driving
Durable power of attorney
Duty

E

Eminent domain
Employee
Employer
Employment
ERISA
Escrow
Estate
Estate planning
Exchange
Exhibit
Expert witness

F

Family court
Federal court
Felony
Foreclosure
Forensics
Foster care
Foster child
Fraud

G

Gift
Gift tax
Green card

H

Harassment
Hearing
Home warranty
Homestead

I

Illicit
Impotence
Income tax
Inheritance
Injury
INS
Insurance
Interest
Inventory
Invest
Investor

J

Joint custody
Judgment

L

Landlord
Last will and testament
Law
Lawsuit
Lease option
Legacy
Lemon law
Letter of credit
Liability
Liberty
License
Life Insurance
Lis pendens
Litigation
Living trust
Living will
LLC
Loss

M

M. O.
Marriage license
Mediation
Medicaid
Molestation
Multiple listing service

N

Naturalization
Notary

O

Offender
Offset

P

Panel
Patent
Patent pending
Polygraph
Power of attorney
Prenuptial agreement
Prescription
Priority
Privacy
Probate court
Probation
Promissory note
Property tax
Prosecuting Attorney
Public record

R

Real estate
Real estate agent
Realty
Recover
Referee
Register
Remedy
Removal
Renewal
Rent control
Reservation
Restraining order
Retire
RICO
Right
Risk

S

Salvage
Satisfaction
Seal
Search warrant
Self-defense
Sell
Separation
Separation agreement
Settlement
Sex offender
Sexual harassment
Social Security
Sponsor
Statutory rape
Stock
Subrogation
Superior Court
Supreme Court

T

Tax
Tenancy in common
Tenant
Term
Trademark
Trust

U

Underwriter
Unemployment insurance

V

Visa

W

Warranty
Wills
Witness
Workers' compensation
 
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