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LEGAL TERMS STARTING WITH "F"

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Fabricate - To invent, forge or desire falsely.  Fact - Sonething that actually exists; an aspect of reality. Fact finding - Process of taking evidence to determine the truth about a disputed point. Fair - Impartial; just; equitable, disinterested. Fair-warning - The requirement that a criminal statute define an offence with enough precision. So that reasonable person can know what conduct is prohibited. Femicide - The killing of a Woman. Feticide - An act or instance of killing a fetus, by assaulting the mother. Fiat - A command. Fiduciary - A relationship based on trust or good faith. File - A court’s complete and official record of a case. Fine -Another form of money for penalty. FIR - First Information Report of grievance which is given to police. Floor - A legislature’s central meeting place where the members sit and conduct business. Forbearance - The act of refraining from enforcing a right, obligation or debt. Force - An act of physical interference with the person

LEGAL TERMS STARTING WITH "E"

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Earwitness - A witness who testifies about something that he heard but did not see. Easement - Right which an owner of land has over land of another person, for example, right of light, right of way, etc. Ejectment - A legal action by which a person  wrongfully ejected from property seeks to recover possession and damages. Election - The process of selecting a person to occupy a position or office. Emancipation - Act by which one who was under another’s power and control is freed. Embezzlement - Offence committed when a servant wrongfully appropriates the master's property for his own use. Emblem - A flag, armorial bearing or other symbol of country. Emergency - Constitution Of India envisages three types of emergency i.e., arising from threat to security of India, failure of constitutional machinery in a State and financial emergency. Enactment - Act of Parliament. Encroach - To gain or intrude unlawfully upon another’s lands, property or authority. Encumbrance - A liabi

LEGAL TERMS STARTING WITH "D"

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Dactylography - The scientific study of fingerprints as a method of identification. Damage - A sum of money which the Court orders the defendant to pay to the plaintiff as compensation for breach of contract or tort. Damnify - To cause loss, to cause hurt or injury. Death - The ending of life, the cessation of vital functions and signs. Debenture - A document or certificate signed by the officer of a corporation acknowledging indebtedness for money lent and guaranteeing repayment with interest. Debtor -One who owes an obligation to another especially an obligation to pay money. Deceit - The act of intentionally giving a false impression. Decency-The state of being proper, as in speech or dress. Decision- Judicial determination after consideration of the facts and the law. Decree - A judgement delivered by a court. It is a formal expression of an adjudication which conclusively determines the rights of the parties. Deed - A written statement which is signed, sealed and deliv

LEGAL TERMS STARTING WITH "C"

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C.I.F. - Cost, insurance, freight. The cost of goods includes these items. Cabinet - Advisory council to an executive officer especially the President. Canon - A rule or principle, which is accepted as fundamental. Capital - Punishable by execution, involving the death penalty. Case - A proceeding, action, suit or controversy at law or in equity. Case law - The collection of reported cases that form the body of law within a given jurisdiction. Casualty - A serious or fatal accident. Cause - Something that produces an effect or result. Caveat - A warning or proviso. Censure - An official reprimand or condemnation; harsh criticism. Cess - An assessment, tax or levy. Charge - A formal accusation of a crime made by the police in the charge sheet. Charity - Aid given to poor. Charter - An instrument by which a governmental entity grants rights, liberties to citizens. Chattel - Movable property. Cheating - Fraudulent obtaining of another’s property by means of a false symbol o

LEGAL TERMS STARTING WITH "B"

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Bail - Releasing an arrested person after taking bond or sureties that he will regularly attend tbe court and face trial. Bailable - Eligible for bail. Bailee - A person who receives personal Property from another as a bailment. Bailiff - A court officer who maintains order during court proceedings. Bailment - When goods are left by one person with another to hold in accordance with instructions. Bailor - One who provides bail as a surety for a criminal defendant’s release. Bailout - A rescue of an entity from financial trouble. Ballot - A system of secret voting. Banco - A seat or Bench of Justice.  Bankruptcy - A person who is unable to pay his debts can be declared bankrupt by the Court. All his assets and liabilities are taken-over by the court for proper distribution to his creditors. Bar - It is a collective term used for lawyers as a body. Bargain - An agreement between parties for the exchange of promise or performance. Barratry - Vexacious incitement to litigation,

LEGAL TERMS STARTING WITH "A"

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Abacinate - To make a person blind. Abaction - Threatening to a person. Abactor - A person who steals a single beast only. Abadi - It is one of the forms of collecting land revenue. Abalienation - The transfer of an interest or title in property. Abandon - To leave, to give up, to surrender.  Abandonment - Voluntary relinquishment of an mterest or claim, the act of abandoning. Abarnare - To detect or disclose a secret crime; to bring to judgment. Abate - To reduce or put an end, quashing of writ or action. Abatement - Act of eliminating or nullifying. Abduction - Whoever by force compels or by any deceitful means includes any person to go from any place, is said to abduct that person. This is an offence committed against a person of any age. Abearance - Behaviour; conduct. Abessive - Denoting absence of a case. Abet - To aid to commit an offence. Abettor - One who encourages or aids the offender or commission of an offence. Abeyance - The condition of an