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Ab initio
Legal maxim
Pronunciationab in-ISH-ee-oh
आरंभ से · प्रारम्भ से
From the beginning. It commonly describes an act, proceeding, or document alleged to have been invalid from its inception.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
आरंभ से; किसी कार्यवाही, दस्तावेज़ या स्थिति के शुरू से ही अमान्य होने के संदर्भ में प्रयुक्त वाक्यांश।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Accused
अभियुक्त
A person against whom a criminal allegation is being considered or tried in a legal proceeding. The allegation remains to be decided through the applicable process.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
असाधारण प्राकृतिक घटना से जुड़ा सिद्धांत; दायित्व या अनुबंध-पालन के संदर्भ में उसका प्रभाव तथ्यों और लागू कानून पर निर्भर करता है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
Legal maxim
PronunciationAK-tus non FAH-sit RAY-um NEE-see mens sit RAY-ah
दोषी मन के बिना अपराध नहीं · मानसिक तत्व
An act alone does not make a person guilty unless the required guilty mind is also present. Its application depends on the offence and statutory scheme.
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Published case context
Nathulal v. State of Madhya Pradesh
AIR 1966 SC 43 · Supreme Court of India · 1966
An educational example often read for the role of a guilty mind in criminal liability, subject to statutory wording and the elements of the offence.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the official civil-procedure text on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
कानूनी या आधिकारिक प्रयोजन के लिए शपथ या प्रतिज्ञान पर दिया गया लिखित कथन।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Anticipatory bail
अग्रिम जमानत
A court-based protective bail process sought in anticipation of arrest where the law permits. Its availability and terms are forum- and fact-sensitive.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
कंपनी के आंतरिक प्रबंधन और सदस्यों से संबंध से जुड़े नियमों का दस्तावेज।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Audi alteram partem
Legal maxim
PronunciationAW-dee al-TEH-ram PAR-tem
दूसरे पक्ष को सुनो · पक्षकार को सुनवाई
Hear the other side. It is a core expression of procedural fairness: an affected person ordinarily needs a meaningful opportunity to be heard.
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Published case context
Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
AIR 1978 SC 597 · Supreme Court of India · 1978
An educational example of the Court's natural-justice discussion in a passport case; the precise hearing requirement depends on the statute, urgency, facts, and later authority.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the official civil-procedure text on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
वे आवश्यक तथ्य जिनके आधार पर कोई व्यक्ति कानूनी उपचार मांग सकता है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Caveat emptor
Legal maxim
PronunciationKAV-ee-at EMP-tor
क्रेता सावधान
Let the buyer beware. It describes a buyer’s need to examine what is being acquired, while modern statutory and consumer protections may qualify the principle.
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Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the official arbitration and conciliation law text on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
स्वैच्छिक प्रक्रिया जिसमें निष्पक्ष व्यक्ति पक्षों को समझौता खोजने में सहायता करता है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Confidentiality
गोपनीयता
The duty to limit sharing of sensitive information. Child-related and personal information requires particular care.
हिंदी परिभाषा
संवेदनशील जानकारी के साझा करने को सीमित रखने का दायित्व; बच्चों और निजी जानकारी में विशेष सावधानी आवश्यक है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Consensus ad idem
Legal maxim
Pronunciationkon-SEN-sus ad EYE-dem
एकमत सहमति · मन की सहमति
Agreement on the same thing in the same sense. It is a shorthand for the mutual understanding required for many contractual arrangements.
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Published case context
Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v. Girdharilal Parshottamdas & Co.
AIR 1966 SC 543 · Supreme Court of India · 1966
An educational example of the Court considering when contract communications formed a concluded agreement; read the full judgment and current law for its precise rule.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the listed official property-law text on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
अपनी भूमि के हितकारी उपयोग के लिए दूसरी भूमि पर सीमित उपयोग का कानूनी अधिकार।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Ejusdem generis
Legal maxim
Pronunciationeh-YOOS-dem JEN-eh-ris
उसी प्रकार का
Of the same kind. General words following specific words may be limited to the same identifiable class.
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Published case context
Kavalappara Kottarathil Kochuni v. State of Madras
AIR 1960 SC 1080 · Supreme Court of India · 1960
An educational example of the Court considering whether general statutory words are confined by an identifiable preceding class; text and context remain controlling.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
उसी प्रकार का; विशेष शब्दों के बाद आए सामान्य शब्दों को कभी-कभी उसी पहचाने जा सकने वाले वर्ग तक सीमित पढ़ा जाता है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Encumbrance
भार · ऋणभार
A legal claim, charge, or restriction affecting property that may limit its use, value, or transfer. Current records should be checked through official channels.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
घटना के बाद; अक्सर ऐसे नियम या कानून के संदर्भ में जो बीते हुए आचरण को प्रभावित करते हों।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Ex turpi causa non oritur actio
Legal maxim
Pronunciationeks TUR-pee KOW-sah non oh-REE-tur AK-tee-oh
अवैध कारण से दावा नहीं
No action arises from a dishonourable cause. It may limit a claim founded on the claimant’s own illegality, subject to context and public-policy analysis.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the official criminal-procedure record on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
संज्ञेय अपराध की सूचना के संबंध में पुलिस द्वारा दर्ज किया जाने वाला प्रारंभिक रिकॉर्ड।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Functus officio
Latin legal phrase
PronunciationFUNK-tus oh-FIH-shee-oh
कार्य पूरा होने पर अधिकार समाप्त
Having performed the office. An authority may become unable to revisit a final decision except through a permitted review, correction, or statutory power.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
कार्य पूरा हो जाने पर; प्राधिकारी का अंतिम निर्णय फिर से बदलने का अधिकार सीमित हो सकता है, सिवाय अनुमत पुनरीक्षण या सुधार के।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Fundamental rights
मौलिक अधिकार
Constitutional rights that protect specified freedoms and equality interests. Their scope, enforceability, and limits depend on the Constitution and current authority.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
स्थान का कानून; विभिन्न विधियों के टकराव के संदर्भ में प्रयुक्त, जहाँ संबंधित स्थान-सम्बन्ध स्पष्ट करना आवश्यक है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Licence
लाइसेंस · अनुज्ञप्ति
A permission issued through an applicable legal or administrative process. Conditions, eligibility, and decisions must be verified with the official authority.
हिंदी परिभाषा
लागू कानूनी या प्रशासनिक प्रक्रिया के अंतर्गत दी गई अनुमति; शर्त, पात्रता और निर्णय की पुष्टि आधिकारिक प्राधिकारी से करें।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Limitation
परिसीमा
The legally prescribed period relevant to bringing a claim or taking a procedural step. The applicable calculation and exceptions require current legal verification.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
दोषपूर्ण मन या आवश्यक मानसिक तत्व; इसका सटीक रूप संबंधित अपराध और कानून में निर्धारित होता है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Mutation
दाखिल-खारिज · नामांतरण
An update to land or revenue records after a change affecting property interests. It is an administrative record process, not a substitute for title verification.
No one is bound to accuse themselves. It expresses the principle against compelled self-incrimination, subject to the applicable constitutional and statutory framework.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
प्रमाण का भार; किस पक्ष को कोई तथ्य सिद्ध करना है, यह बताता है, हालांकि विशेष कानूनों में भार बदल सकता है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Ordinance
अध्यादेश
A temporary law-making instrument that may be issued under constitutional authority when the relevant legislature is not in session, subject to constitutional requirements.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the official Constitution text on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
संवैधानिक अधिकार के अंतर्गत संबंधित विधायिका के सत्र में न होने पर जारी अस्थायी विधायी साधन।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Pacta sunt servanda
Legal maxim
PronunciationPAK-tah sunt ser-VAHN-dah
समझौते निभाए जाने चाहिए
Agreements must be kept. It expresses the importance of performance, subject to validity, construction, frustration, and other legal rules.
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Published case context
Energy Watchdog v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
(2017) 14 SCC 80 · Supreme Court of India · 2017
An educational example concerning contractual obligations and the treatment of force-majeure language in a commercial dispute; it is not a substitute for construing a particular contract.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the listed official property-law text on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
वसीयत और उसके निष्पादक के अधिकार से संबंधित न्यायालयी प्रक्रिया या प्रमाणन।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Public interest litigation (PIL)
जनहित याचिका · पीआईएल
A public-interest court proceeding concerning issues affecting a wider community. Whether it is appropriate depends on the court's jurisdiction and current practice.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the official Constitution text on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
वृहत्तर सार्वजनिक हित से जुड़े विषय पर न्यायालय में की जाने वाली कार्यवाही।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Quantum meruit
Latin legal phrase
PronunciationKWAN-tum MEH-roo-it
यथोचित पारिश्रमिक
As much as has been earned. It can describe a claim for reasonable value of work or benefit where the legal requirements are met.
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Published case context
State of West Bengal v. B.K. Mondal and Sons
AIR 1962 SC 779 · Supreme Court of India · 1962
An educational example of the Court discussing compensation where a benefit was accepted outside a completed contract; availability depends on the governing statute and facts.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the official criminal-procedure record on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
जांच या कार्यवाही के दौरान हिरासत के संबंध में न्यायालय का आदेश।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Res gestae
Latin legal phrase
Pronunciationrayz JES-tee
घटना का अंग
Things done. It is used in evidence discussion for facts or statements so connected with an event that the law may treat them as part of the transaction.
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Published case context
Gentela Vijayavardhan Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh
(1996) 6 SCC 241 · Supreme Court of India · 1996
An educational example concerning the same-transaction concept in evidence law; admissibility turns on the applicable evidence framework and facts.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
वस्तु स्वयं बोलती है; उपयुक्त लापरवाही मामले में घटना की प्रकृति स्पष्टीकरण की आवश्यकता वाला अनुमान उत्पन्न कर सकती है।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Res judicata
पूर्वन्याय · प्राङ्न्याय
A principle that can prevent the same dispute from being litigated again after a competent court has finally decided it, subject to its legal conditions.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the Legislative Department’s public legal-glossary resource.
हिंदी परिभाषा
अनिवार्य शर्त; ऐसी चीज़ जिसके बिना बताया गया परिणाम संभव नहीं हो सकता।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
Stare decisis
Legal maxim
PronunciationSTAH-ray deh-SY-sis
पूर्व निर्णयों का पालन
Stand by decided matters. It expresses the value of consistency through precedent, within the hierarchy and rules of the legal system.
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Published case context
Union of India v. Raghubir Singh
AIR 1989 SC 1933 · Supreme Court of India · 1989
An educational example of the value of consistency and certainty in precedent; relevance depends on court hierarchy, ratio, later decisions, and statutory change.
Source context: Educational definition prepared with reference to the official civil-procedure text on India Code.
हिंदी परिभाषा
दीवानी दावे के जवाब में प्रतिवादी द्वारा दायर औपचारिक लिखित उत्तर।
यह सामान्य शैक्षिक परिभाषा है, आधिकारिक अनुवाद या कानूनी सलाह नहीं।
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A
Ab initio (ab in-ISH-ee-oh) — official reference available online
Accused — official reference available online
Acquittal — official reference available online
Actori incumbit onus probandi (AK-toh-ree in-KUM-bit OH-nus proh-BAN-dee) — official reference available online
Actus curiae neminem gravabit (AK-tus KOO-ree-eye NEH-mih-nem grah-VAH-bit) — official reference available online
Actus Dei nemini facit injuriam (AK-tus DAY-ee NEH-mih-nee FAH-sit in-JOO-ree-am) — official reference available online
Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea (AK-tus non FAH-sit RAY-um NEE-see mens sit RAY-ah) — official reference available online
Affidavit — official reference available online
Anticipatory bail — official reference available online
Appeal
Arbitral award — official reference available online
Arbitration — official reference available online
Arrest — official reference available online
Articles of Association — official reference available online
Audi alteram partem (AW-dee al-TEH-ram PAR-tem) — official reference available online
B
Bail
Board resolution — official reference available online
Bona fide (BOH-nah FY-dee) — official reference available online
Bond
C
Cause of action — official reference available online
Caveat emptor (KAV-ee-at EMP-tor) — official reference available online
Caveat venditor (KAV-ee-at ven-DIH-tor) — official reference available online
Charge sheet — official reference available online
Child Welfare Committee (CWC)
Citation
Cognizance — official reference available online
Competent authority
Complaint
Conciliation — official reference available online
Confidentiality
Consensus ad idem (kon-SEN-sus ad EYE-dem) — official reference available online
Contra proferentem (KON-trah proh-feh-REN-tem) — official reference available online
Copyright — official reference available online
Coram non judice (KOH-ram non YOO-dih-keh) — official reference available online
Corpus delicti (KOR-pus deh-LIK-tee) — official reference available online
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De facto (day FAK-toh) — official reference available online
De jure (day YOO-ray) — official reference available online
De minimis non curat lex (day MIN-ih-mis non KYOOR-at leks) — official reference available online
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Decree — official reference available online
Defendant — official reference available online
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Director — official reference available online
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Easement — official reference available online
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Evidence
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Ex turpi causa non oritur actio (eks TUR-pee KOW-sah non oh-REE-tur AK-tee-oh) — official reference available online
Expressio unius est exclusio alterius (eks-PRES-see-oh YOO-nee-us est eks-KLOO-see-oh al-TEH-ree-us) — official reference available online
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Falsa demonstratio non nocet (FAL-sah deh-mon-STRAY-shee-oh non NOH-set) — official reference available online
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus (FAL-sus in OO-noh, FAL-sus in OM-nih-bus) — official reference available online
First Information Report (FIR) — official reference available online
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Fundamental rights — official reference available online
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Generalia specialibus non derogant (jeh-neh-RAH-lee-ah speh-shee-ah-LEE-bus non deh-ROH-gant) — official reference available online
Gift deed — official reference available online
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Habeas corpus — official reference available online
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Ignorantia juris non excusat (ig-noh-RAN-tee-ah YOO-ris non eks-KYOO-zat) — official reference available online
Impersonation
In limine (in LIH-mih-nay) — official reference available online
In pari delicto potior est conditio possidentis (in PAH-ree deh-LIK-toh POH-tee-or est kon-dih-SHEE-oh pos-sih-DEN-tis) — official reference available online
In personam (in per-SOH-nam) — official reference available online
In rem (in REM) — official reference available online
Injunction — official reference available online
Injuria sine damno (in-YOO-ree-ah SEE-neh DAM-noh) — official reference available online
Insolvency — official reference available online
Inter alia (in-ter AH-lee-ah) — official reference available online
Inter vivos (in-ter VY-vohs) — official reference available online
Intra vires (IN-trah VY-reez) — official reference available online
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Judgment
Jurisdiction
Juvenile Justice Board (JJB)
L
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Licence
Limitation — official reference available online
Liquidation — official reference available online
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Locus standi (LOH-kus STAN-dye) — official reference available online
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Mandamus — official reference available online
Marriage Officer
Mediation — official reference available online
Memorandum of Association — official reference available online
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Mutation — official reference available online
Mutatis mutandis (moo-TAH-tis moo-TAN-dis) — official reference available online
N
Natural justice — official reference available online
Nemo dat quod non habet (NEE-moh dat kwod non HAH-bet) — official reference available online
Nemo judex in causa sua (NEE-moh YOO-deks in KOW-sah SOO-ah) — official reference available online
Nemo moriturus praesumitur mentire (NEE-moh moh-rih-TOO-rus pray-SOO-mih-tur men-TEE-ray) — official reference available online
Nemo tenetur seipsum accusare (NEE-moh teh-NAY-tur say-IP-sum ak-koo-SAH-ray) — official reference available online
Noscitur a sociis (noh-SIH-tur ah SOH-shee-is) — official reference available online
Notice
Nulla poena sine lege (NUL-lah PEE-nah SEE-neh LAY-gay) — official reference available online
Nullum crimen sine lege (NUL-lum KREE-men SEE-neh LAY-gay) — official reference available online
Nunc pro tunc (nunk proh tunk) — official reference available online
O
Obiter dictum (OH-bih-ter DIK-tum) — official reference available online
Official source
Omnia praesumuntur rite et solemniter esse acta (OM-nee-ah pray-SOO-mun-tur REE-tay et soh-lem-NIH-ter ES-say AK-tah) — official reference available online
Onus probandi (OH-nus proh-BAN-dee) — official reference available online
Ordinance — official reference available online
P
Pacta sunt servanda (PAK-tah sunt ser-VAHN-dah) — official reference available online
Pari passu (PAH-ree PAS-soo) — official reference available online
Patent — official reference available online
Pendente lite (pen-DEN-tay LEE-tay) — official reference available online
Per incuriam (per in-KYOOR-ee-am) — official reference available online
Per se (per say) — official reference available online
Plaintiff — official reference available online
Pleading
Power of attorney — official reference available online
Precedent
Prima facie (PRY-mah FAY-shee-ay) — official reference available online
Probate — official reference available online
Public interest litigation (PIL) — official reference available online
Q
Quantum meruit (KWAN-tum MEH-roo-it) — official reference available online
Quasi-judicial — official reference available online
Quid pro quo (kwid proh kwoh) — official reference available online
Quo warranto (kwoh wah-RAN-toh) — official reference available online
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Rank
Ratio decidendi (RAY-shee-oh des-ih-DEN-dye) — official reference available online
Remand — official reference available online
Res gestae (rayz JES-tee) — official reference available online
Res ipsa loquitur (rayz IP-sah LOH-kwi-tur) — official reference available online
Res judicata — official reference available online
Res nullius (rayz NUL-lee-us) — official reference available online
S
Sale deed — official reference available online
Salus populi est suprema lex (SAY-lus POP-yoo-lee est soo-PREE-ma leks) — official reference available online
Shareholder — official reference available online
Sine die (SY-nee DY-ee) — official reference available online
Sine qua non (SY-nee kwah non) — official reference available online
Stare decisis (STAH-ray deh-SY-sis) — official reference available online
Status quo (STAY-tus kwoh) — official reference available online
Statutory notice
Stay order — official reference available online
Sub judice (sub YOO-dih-say) — official reference available online
Subordinate court
Succession certificate — official reference available online
Summons — official reference available online
Suo motu (SOO-oh MOH-too) — official reference available online
Surety
T
Trade secret — official reference available online
Trademark — official reference available online
Tribunal — official reference available online
U
Uberrima fides (oo-BER-rih-mah FY-deez) — official reference available online
Ubi jus ibi remedium (OO-bee yoos EE-bee reh-MEH-dee-um) — official reference available online
Ultra vires (UL-trah VY-reez) — official reference available online
V
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt (vih-jih-LAN-tih-bus non dor-mee-EN-tih-bus YOO-rah sub-VEH-nee-unt) — official reference available online
Volenti non fit injuria (voh-LEN-tee non fit in-YOO-ree-ah) — official reference available online
W
Warrant — official reference available online
Will — official reference available online
Witness
Writ petition — official reference available online
Written statement — official reference available online
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