Legal Terminology

Name: Legal Terminology
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ISBN: 9780130155986

ISBN-10: 0130155985

ISBN-13: 9780130155986

Edition: 4th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Gordon W. Brown

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A huge amount of legal information is contained within this compact and orderly book. All legal terms are easy-to-find and up-to-date, and the book includes definitions, pronunciation, and easily understood explanations. Structured into short, easily digested chapters,Legal Terminology presents the fundamentals of the principal areas of the law, including: terms used in criminal law, tort law, contract law, personal property and agency law, practice and procedure law, will and estate law, trust law, family law, law of negotiable instruments, and business organization law. An excellent reference work for lawyers, legal secretaries, paralegals, legal assistants, and court personnel.

Book details

List price: $76.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 8/5/2003
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 496
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English




Practice and Procedure



Court Systems and Jurisdiction



Criminal Trial Procedure



Civil Trial Procedure



Defensive Pleadings



Methods of Discover



Pretrial Hearing and Jury Trial



Steps in a Trial



Terms Used in Criminal Law



Crimes, Accomplices, and Defenses



Crimes Against Property



Crimes Against the Person and Human Habitation



Homicide



Crimes Against Morality and Drug Abuse



Terms Used in Law of Torts



Torts and Tortfeasors



Intentional Torts



Negligence and Product Liability



Terms Used in Law of Contracts



Formation of Contracts



Contract Requirements



Third Parties and Discharge of Contracts



Terms Used in Law of Personal Property and Agency



Personal Property and Bailments



Itellectual Property



Law of Agency



Terms Used in Law of Wills and Estates



Wills, Testaments and Advance Directives



Revocation, Lapses, and Ademption



Principle Clauses in a Will



Disineritance and Intestacy



Personal Representative of the Estate



Settling an Estate



Trusts



Terms Used in Law of Real Property



Estates in Real Property



Multiple Ownership of Real Property



Acquiring Title to Real Property



Deeds



Mortgages



Recording System



Airspace and Water Rights



Easements, Restrictions, and Zoning Regulations



Landlord and Tenant