Terminology : Legal Terms
Affidavit—A statement on oath for use as evidence in judicial proceedings.
Bye-Laws—These are special rules and regulations framed by any company or corporation for conducting its affairs, but they must not be repugnant to the laws of the land.
Certiorari—A writ to transfer a law suit from a lower court to a higher one.
Copyright—The exclusive right of an author invested in him for a period of fifty years.
Contempt of Court—Disregard for or disobedience of the judgment or orders of the court.
Covenant—In legal language means a promise or contract or agreement made under seal.
Decree—The decision or award of an arbitrator or court.
Easement—A legal term applied to a privilege enjoyed by any one over another's property.
Extradition—Delivering up of accused persons by one government to another—to hand over for trial or punishment to a foreign government.
Extra-territorial Right—These are enjoyed by diplomats, traders of other countries who through residing in a foreign country, are not subject to its laws. The British and Americans enjoyed these rights in China before 1949.
Injunction—Judicial process restraining a person from wrong act.
Mandamus—Writ issued by a superior court directing the state or inferior court, to whom it is issued, to perform some specified act pertaining to its office.
Perjury—The act of swearing falsely i.e., given evidence on oath which one knows to be false.
Plaintiff—One who brings a suit in a court of law.
Sedition—Speech or conduct tending to rebellion or breach of public order.
Summons—A writ of court commanding the attendance of a witness at a specified time and place.
Writ—A written command by the High Court or the Supreme Court directing the state or the court to act or abstain from acting in some way.
Will—Legal disposal of property on one’s death according to the written instructions of the deceased.
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