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Legal Terminology 7th ed

Gordon Brown, Kent Kauffman

ISBN13: 9780134849225

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780133766974

Published: January 2018

Publisher: Pearson Education Ltd

Country of Publication: USA

Format: Hardback

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Lively and easy to read, Legal Terminology introduces students to more than 1,500 legal terms, contextualized within the legal field. Styled like a workbook, the text promotes active learning through a concise, engaging presentation of narratives, definitions, study aids, and application activities.

The 7th edition has been revised to improve accuracy and currency. It includes a new chapter on the Uniform Commercial Code, new material on e-Contracts and cyber law, and new features demonstrating the practical application of legal terms.

Subjects:: Reference, Other Jurisdictions , USA

Contents:: PART I: TERMS USED IN PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE; 1. Court Systems and Jurisdiction; Federal Courts; State Courts; Jurisdiction and Venue; Alternative Dispute Resolution; 2. Criminal Trial Procedure; Arrest; Preliminary Hearing; Indictment; Arraignment; Reasonable Doubt; Sentencing; Defendants’ Rights; Trial Separation; 3. Civil Trial Procedure; Beginning a Civil Action; Selecting the Court; Pleadings; Service of Process; Attachments; Burden of Proof; Enforcing the Judgment; Summary Proceedings; 4. Defensive Pleadings in Civil Trials; Demurrer; Motions; Counterclaim; Cross Claim; Cross Complaint; 5. Methods of Discovery; Bill of Particulars; Interrogatories; Depositions; Production of Documents and Things; E-Discovery; Permission to Enter on Land; Physical and Mental Examination; Requests for Admission; 6. Pretrial Hearing and Jury Trial; Pretrial Hearing; Right to Jury Trial; Impaneling the Jury; Examination and Challenge of Jurors; 7. Steps in a Trial; Plaintiff’s Opening Statement; Plaintiff’s Case in Chief; Defendant’s Opening Statement; Defendant’s Case in Chief; Requests for Instructions to Jury; Closing Arguments; Instructions to Jury; Verdict; Judgment or Decree; Appeal; 8. Legal Ethics; Competence and Truthfulness; The Unauthorized Practice of Law and the Duty of Supervision; Confidentiality; Conflicts of Interest; Legal Fees; Advertising and Solicitation; Legal Ethics in a Cyber World; Attorney Discipline; PART II: TERMS USED IN CONSTITUTIONAL AND CRIMINAL LAW; 9. Constitutional Law; The Constitution’s Structure; The Branches of Government; Checks and Balances; Amendments; 10. Crimes, Accomplices, and Defenses; Crimes Mala in Se and Mala Prohibita; Principal Criminal Categories; Accomplices; Criminal Defenses; Constitutional Protections for Defendants; Cybercrimes; 11. Crimes Against Property; Larceny; Embezzlement; Larceny by False Pretenses; Bribery, Extortion, and Coercion; RICO; Receipt of Stolen Goods; Forgery; 12. Crimes Against the Person and Human Habitation; Robbery; Mayhem; Assault and Battery Distinguished; Rape; Domestic Violence and Stalking; Crimes Against Human Habitation; 13. Homicide; Justifiable Homicide; Proximate Cause; Felonious Homicide; 14. Crimes Against Morality and Drug Abuse; Adultery and Fornication; Bigamy and Polygamy; Incest and Sodomy; Miscegenation and Abortion Laws; Pornography and Obscenity; Illegal Drug Use; PART III: TERMS USED IN TORTS LAW; 15. Torts and Tortfeasors; Elements of a Tort Action; Imputed Liability; Liability of Minors; Immunity from Tort Liability; Joint Tortfeasors; 16. Intentional Torts; Assault and Battery; False Imprisonment; Infliction of Emotional Distress; Fraud; Defamation; Invasion of Privacy; Malicious Prosecution; Trespass; Conversion; Nuisance and Waste; 17. Negligence and Product Liability; Elements of Negligence; Defenses to Negligence; Product Liability; PART IV: TERMS USED IN LAW OF CONTRACTS; 18. Formation of Contracts; Contract Formation; Contract Classifications; E-Contracts; 19. Contract Requirements; Contractual Capacity; Consideration; Contracts Required to Be in Writing; Defective Agreements; Agreements Unenforceable Due to Illegality; 20. Third Parties and Discharge of Contracts; Third-Party Beneficiaries; Assignment and Delegation; Ending Contractual Obligations; 21. The Uniform Commercial Code and Sales of Goods Contracts; Sales of Goods; PART V: TERMS USED IN THE LAW OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND AGENCY; 22. Personal Property vs. Real Property; Bailments; 23. Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; 24. Law of Agency; Relationships Distinguished; Kinds of Agents; Authority of Agents; Vicarious Liability; PART VI: TERMS USED IN THE LAW OF WILLS AND ESTATES; 25. Wills, Testaments, and Advance Directives; Parties to a Will; Statutory Requirements for a Will; Advance Directives; 26. Revocation, Lapses, and Ademption; Revocation; Failure of Legacies and Devises; 27. Principal Clauses in a Will; Exordium Clause; Debts and Funeral Expenses; Dispositive Clauses; Residuary Clause; Personal Representative, Guardian, and Trustee; No Surety on Bond; Powers Given to Fiduciaries; Tax Apportionment Clause; No-Contest Clause; Testimonium Clause; Attestation Clause; Self-proving Affidavit; 28. Disinheritance and Intestacy; Spousal Protection; Dower and Curtesy; Pretermitted Children; Homestead Protection; Distinctive Relationships; Intestacy; 29. Personal Representative of the Estate; Estate Settlement; Titles of Personal Representatives; 30. Settling an Estate; Steps in Estate Settlement; Contesting a Will; 31. Trusts; Parties to a Trust; Kinds of Trusts; PART VII: TERMS USED IN LAW OF REAL PROPERTY; 32. Estates in Real Property; Freehold Estates; Leasehold Estates; 33. Multiple Ownership of Real Property; Co-Ownership of Real Property; Multi-Ownership of Real Property; 34. Acquiring Title to Real Property; Original Grant; Deed; Inheritance; Sale on Execution; Mortgagee’s Foreclosure Sale; Tax Authority Title; Adverse Possession; Slow Action of Water; 35. Deeds; Sealed Instrument; Requirements of a Modern Deed; Describing Real Property; Types of Deeds; 36. Mortgages; Historical Background; Prevailing Mortgage Theories; Types of Mortgages; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Redemption; Transfer of Mortgaged Premises; Junior Mortgages; Mortgage Discharge; 37. Landlord and Tenant; Leasehold Estates; License; The Lease; Tenants’ Rights; Eviction; Tort Liability; PART VIII: TERMS USED IN FAMILY LAW; 38. Marriage, Divorce, and Dissolution of Marriage; Prenuptial Agreements; Marriage Formalities; Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Unions; Annulment of Marriage; Separation of Spouses; Divorce or Dissolution of Marriage; 39. Divorce Procedure; Domicile and Residence; Foreign Divorce; Defenses to Divorce Actions; Alimony and Property Distribution; Support and Custody of Children; PART IX: TERMS USED IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND BANKRUPTCY; 40. Business Organizations; Sole Proprietorship; Partnership; Corporation; Limited Liability Company; Joint Venture; Franchise; 41. The Law of Bankruptcy; Goals of the Bankruptcy Code; Types of Bankruptcy Proceedings; Glossary of Legal Terms; Glossary of Latin Terms and Phrases