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Frequently Found in Legal Argument 75 words

August 8, 2008 By Kteba D.

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  1. indemnify
    secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for
  2. express
    give expression to
  3. testify
    give testimony in a court of law
  4. dispute
    coming into conflict with
  5. summary
    briefly giving the gist of something
  6. breach
    an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
  7. represent
    be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
  8. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  9. assumed
    adopted in order to deceive
  10. liability
    the state of being legally obliged and responsible
  11. procedure
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  12. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  13. establish
    set up or found
  14. cause
    events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
  15. admit
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
  16. grant
    let have
  17. accept
    receive willingly something given or offered
  18. harm
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  19. damage
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  20. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  21. remedy
    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  22. clause
    a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
  23. function
    what something is used for
  24. fault
    an imperfection in an object or machine
  25. fact
    a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
  26. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
  27. controversy
    a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  28. actual
    existing in act or fact
  29. jurisdiction
    in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
  30. judgment
    the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
  31. resolve
    find the solution
  32. solve
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
  33. involvement
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
  34. seek
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  35. attach
    be attached; be in contact with
  36. same
    same in identity
  37. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
  38. implied
  39. implicit
    implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
  40. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  41. draft
    a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
  42. lack
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  43. compensate
    make amends for; pay compensation for
  44. general
    applying to all or most members of a category or group
  45. law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
  46. equity
    conformity with rules or standards
  47. court
    an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
  48. estoppel
    a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
  49. limit
    as far as something can go
  50. condition
    a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
  51. term
    a limited period of time
  52. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  53. undermine
    destroy property or hinder normal operations
  54. omit
    leave undone or leave out
  55. include
    have as a part, be made up out of
  56. administrative
    of or relating to or responsible for administration
  57. regulation
    the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
  58. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  59. stop
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  60. allow
    make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
  61. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  62. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  63. mediate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  64. meet
    come together
  65. moot
    of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
  66. research
    a search for knowledge
  67. investigate
    conduct an inquiry or investigation of
  68. declare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
  69. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
  70. complaint
    an expression of grievance or resentment
  71. molest
    harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
  72. lure
    provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
  73. entice
    provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
  74. decoy
    something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
  75. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated