Legal Vocabulary
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| In flagrante delicto: in the act (while the crime is blazing) | Burden of proof: the duty to
prove
the case or argument |
| Proxy:someone
authorized to act for another or the
written authorization to act in someone's stead |
Statue
of limitations: a time limit
on the ability of the plaintiff or the state to bring charges |
| Breach of contract: an unjustified failure to execute the terms of a legal agreement. | Quid pro quo: something for something, tit for tat, exchanging one favor or valuable for another |
| Ad Hoc: with this purpose, to
have a
single function or aim. sometimes impromptu or special case. |
Plaintiff: also
known as a
claimant, is the party who initiates an action before a court |
| Subpoena: a court process used to summon a witness to appear and testify. (under punishment) | Swindle:
cheat, fraud, victimize:
deprive of by lies or deceit (In old English swindan to vanish= |