assumption
laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something, his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba, the Nazi assumption of power in , he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts |
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 |
| claim | demand for something as rightful or due, they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day |
| insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
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) |
| baggage claim | an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft |
| claim title | an informal right to something, his claim on her attentions, his title to fame |
| legal right | a right based in law |
title
claim | an established or recognized right, a strong legal claim to the property, he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate, he staked his claim |
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 |
| claim form | a form to use when filing a claim |
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 |
| claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property), his claim asked for damages |
| claim | an assertion that something is true or factual, his claim that he was innocent, evidence contradicted the government's claims |
| call claim | a demand especially in the phrase the call of duty |
wage claim
pay claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
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 |
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? |
adjuster
adjustor
claims adjuster
claims adjustor
claim agent | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement |
| claim jumper | one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim |
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 |
| legal fee | a fee paid for legal service |
tender
legal tender
stamp | something that can be used as an official medium of payment |
| legal relation | a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client) |
| legal status | a status defined by law |
| legal representation | personal representation that has legal status, an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation |
| legal blindness | vision that is
or worse in both eyes (
vision is the ability to see atfeet what a normal eye can see at feet) |
majority
legal age | the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs |
legal holiday
national holiday
public holiday | authorized by law and limiting work or official business |
claim take
exact | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs, the accident claimed three lives, The hard work took its toll on her |
| claim | assert or affirm strongly, state to be true or existing, He claimed that he killed the burglar |
| claim take | lay claim to, as of an idea, She took credit for the whole idea |
| claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example, They claimed on the maximum allowable amount |