wrong
legal injury
damage | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right |
constructive fraud
legal fraud | comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence |
delivery livery
legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
| legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne |
legal action
action action at law | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another, one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong |
proceeding
legal proceeding
proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
eviction
dispossession
legal ouster | the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law |
legal separation
separation | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) |
little black ant
Monomorium minimum | tiny glossy black ant, nests outdoors but invades houses for food |
| maximum and minimum thermometer | thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time |
| pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
bargain rate
cheapness
cut rate
cut price | a price below the standard price |
| legal right | a right based in law |
legal power
jurisdiction | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law, courts having jurisdiction in this district |
| legal system | a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws |
legal principle
judicial principle
judicial doctrine | (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence |
jurisprudence
law legal philosophy | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
legal document
legal instrument
official document
instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
legal separation
judicial separation | a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart |
| brief legal brief | a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case |
opinion
legal opinion
judgment
judgement | the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision, opinions are usually written by a single judge |
| legal code | a code of laws adopted by a state or nation, a code of laws |
legal profession
bar
legal community | the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction, he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey |
| Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
domicile
legal residence | (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return, every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time, what's his legal residence? |
| minimum | the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right |
jurist
legal expert | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations |
| legal representative | a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will) |
paralegal
legal assistant | a person with specialized training who assists lawyers |
trustee
legal guardian | a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit |
jointure
legal jointure | (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower |
| minimum wage | the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay, determined by contract or by law |
pay rate
rate of pay | amount of money received per unit time, women's pay rate is lower than men's |
payment rate
rate of payment
repayment rate
installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
| tax rate | rate used to calculate tax liability |
interest rate
rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
discount rate
discount bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
| bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank |
| discount rate | the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
| base rate | the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
| prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
| legal fee | a fee paid for legal service |
rate
charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |
freight
freightage
freight rate | the charge for transporting something by common carrier, we pay the freight, the freight rate is usually cheaper |
rate of depreciation
depreciation rate | the rate at which the value of property is reduced, used to calculate tax deduction |
rate of exchange
exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
| excursion rate | a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
| room rate | the rate charged daily for a hotel room |
tender
legal tender
stamp | something that can be used as an official medium of payment |
basal metabolic rate
BMR | the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state |