LAW GLOSSARY

Summary of some Law and Legal Terms

Arbitration - a method of seeking to resolve a dispute without going to court:.
 
Caveat - a formal warning notice against carrying out certain acts.
 
Chattel - a personal item or property that can be moved from one place to another.
 
Conveyancing - the processes involved in buying and selling or remortgaging a property to transfer its legal title from one person to another.
 
Domicile - the place where a person has their permanent main home where they may return or intend to return.
 
Executor - someone named in a will who will carry out the directions of the will.
 
Indemnity - compensation or protection that may be given for loss or damages.
 
Intestate - the condition of the estate of a person who dies without having a valid will.
 
Insolvent - being unable to pay debts when they are due or where liabilities exceed assets..
 
Litigant - a person involved in a lawsuit.
 
Probate - the legal right to deal with someone's property and possessions of their estate when they die.
 
Tenancy - a contract between a someone renting a propery and their landlord.
 
Tribunal - a person or group of people who collectively have authority to judge and/or determine claims or disputes.
 
Prima facie - Latin term used to describe something that appears on the face of it to be true.
 
Pro bono - Latin term for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee.

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