Abbreviations/Legal Jargon Flashcards

1
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Δ

A

Defendant

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π

A

Plaintiff

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Acct

A

Account

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A.k.a.

A

Also known as

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ASAP

A

As Soon as possible

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Attn

A

Attention

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7
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C, cc

A

Copy, copies

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CD

A

Compact Disc or Certificate of Deposit

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9
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Chron File

A

Materials retained by date they were produced

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10
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Co

A

Company

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11
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C/O

A

Care of

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12
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D.B.A.

A

Doing business as

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13
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DOD or D/D

A

Date of Death

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14
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DOB

A

Date of Birth

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15
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EIN

A

Employee ID Number

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16
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Enc.

A

Enclosed or enclosure

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17
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E.O.M.

A

End of month

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18
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Esq.

A

Esquire

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19
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ETD

A

Estimated time of departure

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20
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FKA

A

Formerly known as

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21
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FROGS

A

form interrogatories

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22
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FYI

A

For your information

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23
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Inc.

A

Incorporated

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24
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K

A

Contract or thousand

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25
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l., ll.

A

Line, lines

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26
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L/D

A

Last Day

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27
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LLC

A

Limited liability company

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28
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LLP

A

Limited liability partnership

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29
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LP

A

Limited Partnership

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30
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NKA

A

Now known as

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31
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OSC

A

Order to show cause

32
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MPA

A

Memorandum of points and authorities

33
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P., pp.

A

Page, pages

34
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P&H

A

Postage and handling

35
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P.C.

A

Professional corporation

36
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PDDs

A

Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure

37
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P.I.

A

Personal Injury

38
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PLC

A

Public Limited Company

39
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PO

A

Post Office

40
Q

POS

A

Proof of Service

41
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PP

A

Parcel Post

42
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Ppd.

A

Postpaid, prepaid

43
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RFA

A

Request for admission

44
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RPD

A

Request for Production of Documents

45
Q

SROGS, ROGS

A

Special interrogatories, interrogatories

46
Q

/s/

A

signed by

47
Q

SASE

A

Self-addressed stamped envelope

48
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S/F

A

Serve and File

49
Q

S/L or SOL

A

Statute of Limitations

50
Q

Ss

A

Scilicet (the heading of an affidavit, which gives venue)

51
Q

Tm

A

Unregistered trademark

52
Q

TRO

A

Temporary restraining order

53
Q

U/D

A

Unlawful Detainer

54
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D4P/DFP

A

Demand for Production

55
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R2D4P

A

Response to Demand for Production of Documents

56
Q

OPC/OPCO

A

Opposing counsel

57
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I&E

A

Income and Expense Declaration

58
Q

CMC

A

Case Management Conference

59
Q

MSC

A

Mandatory Settlement Conference

60
Q

TSC

A

Trial Setting conference

61
Q

DVD

A

Digital Video Disc, Digital Versatile Disc

62
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ETA

A

Estimated time of arrival

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NA

A

Not Applicable

64
Q

PC

A

Personal computer, politically correct

65
Q

PS/PS.

A

Postscript

66
Q

Q&A

A

Question and Answer

67
Q

Re: or re:

A

Regarding

68
Q

S&H

A

Shipping and Handling

69
Q

SSN

A

Social Security Number

70
Q

t.b.a. or TBA

A

To be announced

71
Q

t.b.d. or TBD

A

To be determined

72
Q

Tickler

A

Record of days of deadlines and items of work to be done on future days

73
Q

tm

A

unregistered trademark

74
Q

TRO

A

temporary restraining order

75
Q

U/D

A

unlawful detainer

76
Q

vs.

A

versus (in legal citation)