| GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: Very Very Important legal terms which you should be knowing!! Aug 28th 2012, 09:05 | GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | | The most comprehensive career education and test preparation forums in india. | | | Very Very Important legal terms which you should be knowing!! Aug 28th 2012, 08:36 1. Abate-To reduce or to become null or void. 2. Attach-To take into custody of law. 3. Assault-Striking another person. 4. Affidavit-A written statement which is signed and sworn before a solicitor or Notary public and which can then be used as evidence in court hearing. 5. Adjudicate-To give a judgement between two parties in law. 6. Affray-Public fight which frightens other people. 7. Allegiance-Obedience to the state/crown. 8. Amnesty-Pardon, often for political crimes. 9. Annul-To cancel 10. Appellant-Person who appeals. 11. Bonafide-In good faith. 12. Malafide-In bad faith. 13. Bye Law-Rules governing the internal running of a club/association. 14. Burden of proof-To prove something which has been alleged in court, is true. 15. Coercion-To force someone by pressure to do an act. 16. Confiscate-To take away private property into the possession of the state. 17. Corroborate-To prove evidence which has already been given 18. Testate-Dying after making a will. 19. Ultravires-Outside the powers. 20. Veto-Right of executive head to refuse to approve any legislation. 21. Void-Nullity in the eyes of law. 22. Wager-A bet. 23. Remission-To reduce 24. Repudiate-To refuse to accept. 25. Repeal-Doing away with law so that it is no longer valid. 26. Revoke-To cancel/withdraw 27. Stay-Temporary stopping of an order made by a court. 28. Tacit-Agreed but not stated. More to follow!!! | | | |  | |
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