Paralegal Thesaurus

Law Thesaurus

Law is a big subject. Paralegal Technology is an interesting program that guides you to discover the different paths you can go. I created this glossary so that everyone could understand some law terms. I picked out 20 words that might be difficult to understand for someone who is not studying in a law-related program to understand. I used the textbook to find these words. I hope this thesaurus will help you and give you enough interest to continue researching legal terms on your own.

Common good

Noun

The Common good is the advantage or benefit of all people in society or in a group.

Example: Sometimes, you must compromise for the common good.

fr: Bien commun

Contract

Noun

A contract is a formal agreement between two or more parties.

Example: The parties signed a contract to pronounce their divorce.

fr: Contrat

Dismiss

Verb

Dismiss is to bid or allow a person to go.

Example: Lydia has been dismissed from her position as attorney.

fr: Révoquer

Docket

Noun

A docket is a calendar of the cases awaiting action in a court.

Example: The docket of this court is often crowded so the waiting times before cases are closed are long.

Doctrine

Noun

Doctrine is a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group.

Example: Many doctrine books are used by paralegals to seek answers on a case.

fr: Doctrine

Expunge

Verb

Expunge is to erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

Example: This man was wrongly accused, so the court expunged his criminal record, so it is now clean.

fr: Effacer

Halfway house

Noun

A half-way house is a place where people are aided in readjusting to society following a period of imprisonment, hospitalization, etc.

Example: This woman was discharged to a halfway house after having difficult time with her fellow inmates.

fr: Maison de transition

Inmate

Noun

An inmate is a person confined in prison, jails and other correctional facilities that house those convicted of crimes.

Example: My mother's father is an inmate at the local jail.

fr: Détenu

Jurisprudential

Adjective

A jurisprudential topic is related to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws.

Example: This case might come to rely on jurisprudential expertise at some later time.

fr: Jurisprudentiel

Jurist

Noun

A jurist is an expert in or writer on law.

Example: This jurist wrote this new book of doctrine on hypothetical in construction.

fr: Juriste

Landlord

Noun

A landlord is a person that owns and rents land, buildings, or dwellings units.

Example: If the tenant pay his rent, the landlord could expel him after 3 months.

fr: Propriétaire

Lawsuit

Noun

A lawsuit is a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc.

Example: The lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has been much popularized.

fr: Procès

Lethal

Adjective

Something lethal are something capable of causing death.

Example: If abused, injections can be lethal.

fr: Mortel

Manslaughter

Noun

A manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice.

Example: In fact, manslaughter is where a person is killed by someone else in rage, terror or desperation.

fr: Homicide involontaire

Mistrial

Noun

A mistrial is an invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again with the selection of a new jury.

Example: The jury was unable to reach a consensus regarding the felony murder charge, and a mistrial was declared on that count.

fr: Erreur judiciaire

Panel

Noun

A panel is a selected jury.

Example: She has been chosen to be part of the panel for this court of murder.

fr: Jury

Plea

Noun

A plea is an earned request; an appeal: spoke out in a plea for greater tolerance.

Example: To the second charge also a plea of guilty must be entered.

fr: Imploration

Reasonable doubt

Noun

A reasonable doubt is the standard of evidence required to validate a criminal conviction in most adversarial legal systems.

Example: The prosecution must prove each accused's intention beyond reasonable doubt.

fr: Doute raisonnable

Venue

Noun

A venue is the locality where a crime is committed or a cause of an action occurs.

Example: The venue of this crime is Montreal.

fr: Lieu

VIN

Noun

VIN is an acronym that stands for Vehicle Identification number.

Example: This VIN is AZW090892-87.

This glossary was made with the Virtual Writing Tutor glossary maker and grammar checker.