Law Vocabulary: -a rigid piece of metal or wood

 bench
 contract -a long seat for more than one person
-a binding agreement that is enforceable by law  trespass
 consideration -enter unlawfully on someone's property
-the process of giving careful thought to something  interrogation
 negligence -an instance of questioning
-failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person  apprehend
 precedent -anticipate with dread or anxiety
-an example that is used to justify similar occurrences  magistrate
 infringement -a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law
-an act that disregards an agreement or a right  marshal
 perjury -a military officer of highest rank
-criminal offense of making false statements under oath  embezzlement
 statute -the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
-an act passed by a legislative body  malpractice
 sue -professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
-institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against  fugitive
 challenge -someone who is sought by law officers
-a call to engage in a contest or fight  torture
 void -infliction of suffering to punish or obtain information
-an empty area or space  acquitted
 lewd -declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime
-suggestive of or tending to moral looseness  affidavit
 detention -written declaration made under oath
-a state of being confined (usually for a short time)  barrister
 parole -a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
-a conditional release from imprisonment  solicitor
 misdemeanour -a British lawyer who gives legal advice
-a crime less serious than a felony  chancellor
 injunction -the person who is head of state (in several countries)
-a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something  equity
 summons -conformity with rules or standards
-a request to be present  piracy
 writ -the act of plagiarizing
-a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer  grill
 frustration -a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
-an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts  class action
 bar
 -a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of  estoppel
people on behalf of all members of the group -a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth
 common-law marriage of a fact that has already been settled
-a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather  tenancy
than by ceremony -the act or state of being an occupant
 canon law  deed
-the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church -a legal document to effect a transfer of property
 boarding  surety
-the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft -something clearly established
 jurisprudence  clause
-the branch of philosophy concerned with the law -a separate section of a legal document
 libel  performance
-a false and malicious publication -the act of doing something successfully
 curfew  implied trust
-an order that after a certain time activities are prohibited -a trust inferred by operation of law
 espionage  foreclosure
-the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets -proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan
 treason  bankruptcy
-a crime that undermines the offender's government -a legal process for a corporation declared to be insolvent
 abduction  roundup
-the criminal act of carrying someone away by force -the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be
 autopsy counted or branded or sold
-an examination and dissection of a dead body  security interest
 impeachment -any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation
-a formal document charging a public official with misconduct  juvenile delinquency
 collective bargaining -an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
-negotiation between an employer and trade union  expiration
 verdict -a coming to an end of a contract period
-findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision  convict
 legislation -find or declare guilty
-the act of making or enacting laws  ordinance
 repudiate -an authoritative rule
-refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid  suspended
 perpetrator -supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy
-someone who commits wrongdoing  sentence
 offender -a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
-a person who transgresses moral or civil law  discovery
 culprit -the act of finding something
-someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing  felony
 -a serious crime, such as murder or arson
 adjudicate
-hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
 arraign
-accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
 bail
-money forfeited if the accused fails to appear in court
 assault
-attack someone physically or emotionally
 dissent
-a difference of opinion
 non compos mentis
-not of sound mind, memory, or understanding
 fiat
-a legally binding command or decision
 evict
-expel or eject without recourse to legal process
 aggravated
-made more severe or intense especially in law
 refutation
-the act of determining that something is false
 force majeure
-a natural and unavoidable catastrophe
 complaint
-an expression of grievance or resentment