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Body of law that creates and defines our rights and duties
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Substantive law
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Jurisprudence
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The philosophy or science of law
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A jursit
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One with through knwoladge of law and written on legal subjects
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A suit
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Any action whereby one seeks relief or recovery from another caused by injury to the rights of that person
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A party to sn action, a suit, or litigation
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Litigant
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The definition of versus
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Against
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The first pleding filed by the plaintiff in a civil action
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Complaint
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Writ
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Written appication to the court for action on a legal matter
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Feasance
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Proper performance of a act
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A disaster that occurs as a result of natural causes not aided by any human action
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Act of god
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A latin term meaning in itself or by itself
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Per se
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SS. is a legal document stands
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To wit
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"In Witness Whereof" is a clause called
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Testimonium clause
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The good Samaritan act
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Protects qualified people from liability as a result of providing emergency care
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Legal back
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A cover for legal documents on which the end dorsement is usually printed
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