Frequently Found in Legal Argument

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  1. indemnify
    secure against future loss, damage, or liability
  2. express
    communicate beliefs or opinions
  3. testify
    give a solemn statement in a court of law
  4. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  5. summary
    a brief statement that presents the main points
  6. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  7. represent
    be a delegate or spokesperson for
  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 of something
  15. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality 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 relieves pain
  22. clause
    a separate section of a legal document
  23. function
    what something is used for
  24. fault
    an imperfection in an object or machine
  25. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  26. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition or consequence
  27. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  28. actual
    existing in fact
  29. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  30. judgment
    the act of assessing a person or situation or event
  31. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  32. solve
    find the answer to or understand the meaning of
  33. involvement
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
  34. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
  35. attach
    be in contact with
  36. same
    same in identity
  37. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  38. implied
  39. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  40. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  41. draft
    a current of air
  42. lack
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  43. compensate
    make amends 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
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  47. court
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
  48. estoppel
    a rule blocking someone from denying their past actions or claims in court
  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 during which something lasts
  52. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  53. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  54. omit
    leave undone or leave out
  55. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
  56. administrative
    responsible for managing the affairs of a group of people
  57. regulation
    the act of bringing to uniformity
  58. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  59. stop
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
  60. allow
    make it possible 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 seeking for knowledge
  67. investigate
    conduct an inquiry 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 persuasion
  73. entice
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  74. decoy
    something used to lure fish or other animals
  75. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
Created on Fri Aug 08 13:47:10 EDT 2008

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