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Landed property, tenement of land, especially with respect to an easement ( servitude ). 2 types: praedium dominans - dominant estate ( aka dominant tenement) praedium serviens - servient estate ( aka servient tenement) praeemptio. previous purchase. Right of first refusal. praesumptio.
A term used in logic to denote an argument to the effect that because one ascertained fact exists, therefore another, which is included in it, and which is less improbable, unusual, or surprising, must also exist. [1] A mensa et thoro. From bed and board. Descriptive of a limited divorce or separation by judicial sentence. [1] A quo: from which.
The following pages contain lists of legal terms: List of Latin legal terms. List of legal abbreviations. List of legal abbreviations (canon law) on Wiktionary: Appendix: English legal terms. Appendix: Glossary of legal terms.
Compared to common law jurisdictions, civil law systems incorporate more mandatory terms into contracts, allow greater latitude for courts to interpret and revise contract terms and impose a stronger duty of good faith, but are also more likely to enforce penalty clauses and specific performance of contracts. [191]
Below is a list of Philippine legal terms : Term. Literal translation. From. Definition and use. A.C., [ 1] administrative case [ 2] N/A. English. A case brought under administrative law in the form of a quasi-judicial proceeding by an agency of a non-judicial branch of government, or, the Office of the Court Administrator.
Court. A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law. [ 1] In both common law and civil law legal systems, courts are the central ...
Abandonment (legal) Abrogation in public law. Acceleration (law) Acceptance of responsibility. Acknowledgment (law) Acting (law) Actual notice. Ad sectam. Adequate remedy.
L.Ed — Lawyers' Edition. L.Ed.2d — Lawyers 2nd Edition. LJ – Postnominals of a Lord or Lady Justice of Appeal (United Kingdom) LJJ – Postnominals of Lords or Ladies Justice of Appeal, plural (United Kingdom) LL.B. – Legum Baccalaureus — Bachelor of Laws. LLC — Limited liability company. LL.D. – Legum Doctor — Doctor of Law.