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| having legal authority or mental ability, being of sound mind |
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| that part of a pleading which states the name of the court, the name of the parties, the case number assigned, and the name of the pleading |
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| fact(s) giving rise to a legal remedy |
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| a personal right not yet reduced to judgment |
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| collection of laws or statutes relating to private rights or remedies |
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| laws which relate to private rights and remedies, distinguished from criminal law |
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| abbreviation for Certified Legal Assistant; awarded by NALA |
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| law of the State of Louisiana consisting of a collection of statutes and based upon the Napoleonic Code distinguished from common law |
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| collection of laws or statutes |
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| an addition or change to an original will |
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| law based upon custom, usage, and judicial decision, distinguished from statutory law |
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| property owned in common by husband and wife, each owning an undivided one-half interest as a result of their marital status |
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| substitution of a lesser punishment for a greater one |
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| the process of taking private property for public use under a government's right of eminent domain |
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| the lawful price, motive, cause, impelling influence, or inducement for a contract |
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| agreement between competent parties, supported by consideration, to do or to refrain from doing some lawful act |
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| wrongful taking of personal property with intent to deprive its owner of it permanently |
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| a right to reap the financial benefits of literary property as this term is defined under federal copyright laws |
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| agreement or promise, often restricting the use of real estate |
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| abbreviation of Certified Paralegal; awarded by NALA |
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| one to whom a debt or obligation is owed |
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| laws which control standards of conduct and which prescribe the punishments for disobedience |
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| bond given as evidence of corporate debt |
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| the final order of an equity court |
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| that which holds one up to contempt or ridicule; that which injures one's reputation |
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| one who gives a deposition |
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| sworn testimony given by question and answer in a non-courtroom setting, which is recorded and transcribed by a court reporter |
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| gift of real property by will |
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| to release, liberate, annul, disencumber, dismiss |
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| unlawful constraint exercised upon a person, forcing her to do an act which she would not have done otherwise |
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| to prevent or forbid by injunction |
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| justice administered by principles of fairness, distinguished from strict rules of law |
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| reversion of property to the state when there are no heirs to inherit the property at a person's death |
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| doctrine under which a person's acts or failure to act prevents her from seeking legal relief, although she would have been entitled to relief otherwise |
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| to recover real estate (from a tenant) by legal process; to force out or remove from real property |
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| constituting evidence or proof, having the quality of evidence |
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| immunity from a general burden, tax, or charge; in bankruptcy or in judgment executions, that portion of the debtor's property that cannot be liquidated and applied to her debts |
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