Abbreviations/Legal Jargon Flashcards
Δ
Defendant
π
Plaintiff
Acct
Account
A.k.a.
Also known as
ASAP
As Soon as possible
Attn
Attention
C, cc
Copy, copies
CD
Compact Disc or Certificate of Deposit
Chron File
Materials retained by date they were produced
Co
Company
C/O
Care of
D.B.A.
Doing business as
DOD or D/D
Date of Death
DOB
Date of Birth
EIN
Employee ID Number
Enc.
Enclosed or enclosure
E.O.M.
End of month
Esq.
Esquire
ETD
Estimated time of departure
FKA
Formerly known as
FROGS
form interrogatories
FYI
For your information
Inc.
Incorporated
K
Contract or thousand
l., ll.
Line, lines
L/D
Last Day
LLC
Limited liability company
LLP
Limited liability partnership
LP
Limited Partnership
NKA
Now known as
OSC
Order to show cause
MPA
Memorandum of points and authorities
P., pp.
Page, pages
P&H
Postage and handling
P.C.
Professional corporation
PDDs
Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure
P.I.
Personal Injury
PLC
Public Limited Company
PO
Post Office
POS
Proof of Service
PP
Parcel Post
Ppd.
Postpaid, prepaid
RFA
Request for admission
RPD
Request for Production of Documents
SROGS, ROGS
Special interrogatories, interrogatories
/s/
signed by
SASE
Self-addressed stamped envelope
S/F
Serve and File
S/L or SOL
Statute of Limitations
Ss
Scilicet (the heading of an affidavit, which gives venue)
Tm
Unregistered trademark
TRO
Temporary restraining order
U/D
Unlawful Detainer
D4P/DFP
Demand for Production
R2D4P
Response to Demand for Production of Documents
OPC/OPCO
Opposing counsel
I&E
Income and Expense Declaration
CMC
Case Management Conference
MSC
Mandatory Settlement Conference
TSC
Trial Setting conference
DVD
Digital Video Disc, Digital Versatile Disc
ETA
Estimated time of arrival
NA
Not Applicable
PC
Personal computer, politically correct
PS/PS.
Postscript
Q&A
Question and Answer
Re: or re:
Regarding
S&H
Shipping and Handling
SSN
Social Security Number
t.b.a. or TBA
To be announced
t.b.d. or TBD
To be determined
Tickler
Record of days of deadlines and items of work to be done on future days
tm
unregistered trademark
TRO
temporary restraining order
U/D
unlawful detainer
vs.
versus (in legal citation)