Class 1
The party which initiates a lawsuit
Plaintiff
a set of predefined factual elements that allow for a legal remedy
cause of action
a gift (legally)
gratuity
all the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.
Estate
Knowingly receiving and accepting a benefit without paying for it or a benefit that rightfully belongs to someone else
unjust enrichment
The court's decision in a case
Holding
body of law which governs the original rights and obligations of individuals
substantive law
a law that sets the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated.
Statute of Limitations
money, property, etc., that is received from someone when that person dies
inheritance
a person or thing who benefits from someone else’s act
beneficiary
the party being sued or charged
Defendant
a body of law that establishes the rules of the court and the methods used to enforce legal rights of those within the judicial system
procedural law
common law concept that requires written contracts in order for certain agreements to be binding on the parties.
Statute of Frauds
not real or legally binding
Illusory
A rule or standard; a body of rules
canon
a law enacted by a legislature
Statute
a sum of money the law imposes for a breach of some duty or violation of some right
damages
the intentional action of abstaining from doing something
forebearance
a person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will.
Executor
A serious breach of a contract that essentially destroys the value of the contract
material breach
a challenge to a previous legal determination
Appeal
an act or omission that gives rise to injury or harm to another and amounts to a civil wrong for which courts impose liability
tort
this means similar and comparable
analogous
to bar or preclude
Estop
An action in which the owner of wrongfully taken goods recovers possession of them.
Replevin