initiation founding foundation institution origination creation innovation introduction instauration | the act of starting something for the first time, introducing something new, she looked forward to her initiation as an adult, the foundation of a new scientific society |
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) |
correctional institution | a penal institution maintained by the government |
institution | an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated |
mental hospital psychiatric hospital mental institution institution mental home insane asylum asylum | a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
penal institution penal facility | an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public |
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 |
institution | a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society, the institution of marriage, the institution of slavery, he had become an institution in the theater |
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 |
institution establishment | an organization founded and united for a specific purpose |
medical institution | an institution created for the practice of medicine |
financial institution financial organization financial organisation | an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets |
lending institution | a financial institution that makes loans |
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 |
educational institution | an institution dedicated to education |
nondepository financial institution | a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance |
depository financial institution bank banking concern banking company | a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities, he cashed a check at the bank, that bank holds the mortgage on my home |
thrift institution | a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying |
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? |
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 |
legal | allowed by official rules, a legal pass receiver |
legal | established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules |
legal sound effectual | having legal efficacy or force, a sound title to the property |