General law

General law

Common terminology used in legal business.

Contributors in General law

General law

Information or knowledge, communicated through various means. It is said to be an actual notice, if the information can be shown to have reached the other party. It is constructive notice, when it ...

Next of kin

Law; General law

A legal term used to denote the nearest blood relatives of a person, who dies intestate.

Prima facie

Law; General law

The term prima facie is derived from a Latin word meaning 'at first look' or 'on its face'. It's an evidence before trial, which is enough to prove the case unless there's significant contradictory ...

Qualified immunity

Law; General law

A legal doctrine that is used to protect state and federal officials from liability of civil damages, in case of violation of an individual's federal constitutional rights, of which a reasonable ...

Pleadings

Law; General law

Written statements of the parties to litigation in which they formally set out the facts and law which support that party's position. The principal pleadings are the complaint, answer, reply or ...

Preamble

Law; General law

The term is particularly applied to an introductory statement, a preliminary explanation of a statute or contract, which summarises the intention of the legislature in passing the measure.

Privity of contract

Law; General law

A doctrine of contract law that forbids any person from seeking the enforcement of a contract, or suing on its terms, unless they are a party to that contract.