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a fortiori - LawyerIntl.com - Latin
ab initio - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
abate - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - English
abatement of a writ - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - English
abator - Bouvier 1856 - English
abduction - Bouvier 1856 - English
abearance - Bouvier 1856 - English
abettor - Bouvier 1856 - English
ablegati - Bouvier 1856 - English
abode service - LawyerIntl.com - English
abortion - Bouvier 1856 - English
abortus - Bouvier 1856 - English
abscond - Bouvier 1856 - English
absolution - Bouvier 1856 - English
absque hoc - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
absque impetitione vasti - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
access - Bouvier 1856 - English
accessary - Bouvier 1856 - English
accomplice - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
accomplice - Bouvier 1856 - English
accouchement - Bouvier 1856 - English
accountant - Bouvier 1856 - English
accrue - Bouvier 1856 - English
accumulative judgment - Bouvier 1856 - English
accusation - Bouvier 1856 - English
accused - Bouvier 1856 - English
accuser - Bouvier 1856 - English
acquit - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
acquittal - Bouvier 1856 - English
act of man - Bouvier 1856 - English
actio - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - English
actio non - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
action - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - English
action - Bouvier 1856 - English
action - LawyerIntl.com - English
action - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
action - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
actionable - LawyerIntl.com - English
actiones nominatae - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
Active registries - U.S. Department of Health And Human Services - English
acts of court - Bouvier 1856 - English
acts of sederunt - Bouvier 1856 - English
actual - Bouvier 1856 - English
actus legis nomini faeit injuriam - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - English
actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - English
actus reus - LawyerIntl.com - English
ad damnum - LawyerIntl.com - Latin
ad interim - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
ad litem - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - Latin
ad tunc et ibidem - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
address - Bouvier 1856 - English
adjournment-day in error - Bouvier 1856 - English
adjudication - Utah State Courts - English
adjudication - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
adjudication - Bouvier 1856 - English
adjuration - Bouvier 1856 - English
admissible evidence - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
admissible evidence - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
admissible evidence - Utah State Courts - English
admissions - Bouvier 1856 - English
admissions - Bouvier 1856 - English
admissions - Bouvier 1856 - English
admonish - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
Adoption - U.S. Department of Health And Human Services - English
Adoption attorney - U.S. Department of Health And Human Services - English
Adoption dissolution - U.S. Department of Health And Human Services - English
Adoption petition - U.S. Department of Health And Human Services - English
adultery - Bouvier 1856 - English
adventure - Bouvier 1856 - English
adversary proceeding - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
adversary system - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
adversary system - Utah State Courts - English
adversary system - LawyerIntl.com - English
advisement - Bouvier 1856 - English
affiant - LawyerIntl.com - English
affiant - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
affiant - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
affidavit - LawyerIntl.com - English
affidavit - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
affidavit - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
affidavit - Utah State Courts - English
affidavit - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
affidavit of service - LawyerIntl.com - English
affidavit of title - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
affiliate - Idaho State Bar - English
affirmance-day, general - Bouvier 1856 - English
affirmation - Bouvier 1856 - English
affirmative - Bouvier 1856 - English
affirmative defense - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
affranchise - Bouvier 1856 - English
affray - Bouvier 1856 - English
aforethought - Bouvier 1856 - English
aftermath - Bouvier 1856 - English
against the form of the statute - Bouvier 1856 - English
against the will - Bouvier 1856 - English
agard - Bouvier 1856 - English
aged witness - Bouvier 1856 - English
aggravation - Bouvier 1856 - English
aggressor - Bouvier 1856 - English
agist - Bouvier 1856 - English
agister - Bouvier 1856 - English
aiders - Bouvier 1856 - English
alabama - Bouvier 1856 - English
alderman - Bouvier 1856 - English
alfet - Bouvier 1856 - English
alia enormia - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
alibi - Bouvier 1856 - English
alimony - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
aliunde - Bouvier 1856 - English
allegata and probata - Bouvier 1856 - English
allegation - Utah State Courts - English
allegation - LawyerIntl.com - English
allegation - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
allegations - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
allege - LawyerIntl.com - English
almanac - Bouvier 1856 - English
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Utah State Courts - English
ambidexter - Bouvier 1856 - English
amenable - Bouvier 1856 - English
amended answer - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
amended complaint - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
amicable action - Bouvier 1856 - English
amicus curiae - Utah State Courts - Latin
amicus curiae - LawyerIntl.com - Latin
amicus curiae - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - Latin
amicus curiae (a-mi'kus ku'ri-e) - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - Latin
ammendment - Bouvier 1856 - English
amnesty - Bouvier 1856 - English
ancient writings - Bouvier 1856 - English
animus furandi - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
annual review - Utah State Courts - English
answer - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
answer - Utah State Courts - English
apparent - Bouvier 1856 - English
appeal - LawyerIntl.com - English
appeal - Utah State Courts - English
appeal - Bouvier 1856 - English
appearance - Utah State Courts - English
appearance - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
appearance - Bouvier 1856 - English
appearance day - Bouvier 1856 - English
appellor - Bouvier 1856 - English
apprehension - Bouvier 1856 - English
approvement - Bouvier 1856 - English
approver - Bouvier 1856 - English
appurtenant - Bouvier 1856 - English
aquatic rights - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
arbitration - LawyerIntl.com - English
archives - Bouvier 1856 - English
areopagus - Bouvier 1856 - English
argumentum - LawyerIntl.com - Latin
Arkansas - Bouvier 1856 - English
arraignment - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
arraignment - Bouvier 1856 - English
arraignment - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
arraignment - Utah State Courts - English
arrest - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
arrest - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
arrest - Bouvier 1856 - English
arrest - Bouvier 1856 - English
arrest of judgment - Utah State Courts - English
arrest op judgment - Bouvier 1856 - English
arrestee - Bouvier 1856 - English
arrestment - Bouvier 1856 - English
arser in le main - Bouvier 1856 - English
arson - Bouvier 1856 - English
art and part - Bouvier 1856 - English
articles - Bouvier 1856 - English
articles of impeachment - Bouvier 1856 - English
articles of the peace - Bouvier 1856 - English
assassination - Bouvier 1856 - English
assault - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
assault - Bouvier 1856 - English
assembly - Bouvier 1856 - English
associate - Bouvier 1856 - English
assythment - Bouvier 1856 - English
asylum - Bouvier 1856 - English
at issue - LawyerIntl.com - English
atheist - Bouvier 1856 - English
attach - Bouvier 1856 - English
attachment - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
attachment - Bouvier 1856 - English
attainder - Bouvier 1856 - English
attempt - Bouvier 1856 - English
attempt - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
attempt on life of spouse - lawyerintl.com 2005 - English
Attorney General - LawyerIntl.com - English
attorney-at-law - Delaware State Courts - First State Judiciary - English
attorney-in-fact - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - English
audiendo et terminando - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
audita querela - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
aula regis - Bouvier 1856 - Latin
auter droit - Bouvier 1856 - English
authorized suits - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - English
autre action pendant - Bouvier 1856 - English
autre droit - William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893) - English
autrefois acquit - Bouvier 1856 - English
autrefois attaint - Bouvier 1856 - English
autrefois convict - Bouvier 1856 - English
avoidance - Bouvier 1856 - English
avouciier - Bouvier 1856 - English
await - Bouvier 1856 - English
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