Legal Terminology 2

Question 1

Citation

Answer 1

1. Reference to an authority, e.g. a case or statute, that supports the textual statement or from which a quote is taken.
2. Often used as a synonymous term for traffic tickets or summons.

Question 2

Civil Action

Answer 2

A lawsuit

Question 3

Civil Law

Answer 3

Substantive and procedural laws pertaining to civil matters

Question 4

Civil Rights

Answer 4

Personal rights guaranteed and protected by the U.S. Constitution or federal law

Question 4

Claim

Answer 4

1. Any demand to recover damages from a governmental entity as compensation for injuries. 2. A right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgement, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured.

Question 5

Claimant

Answer 5

One asserting a claim through a civil action.

Question 6

Clear and Convincing Evidence

Answer 6

That weight of truth which produces in the mind of the trier of fact a firm belief or conviction as to the truth of the allegations sought to be established; evidence so clear, direct and weighty and convincing as to enable the fact finder to come to a clear conviction, without hesitancy, of the truth of the precise facts of the case.

Question 7

Clear Title

Answer 7

A good and marketable title to real property; a title free from encumbrance, burden or limitation.

Question 8

Closing

Answer 8

Final steps in a real estate transaction where consideration is paid, the mortgage is secured, and the deed is delivered.

Question 9

Closing Argument

Answer 9

Argument before a jury summarizing the evidence presented at trial, along with any reasonable deductions and conclusions.

Question 10

Cloud on Title

Answer 10

The semblance of an outstanding claim or encumbrance that casts a doubt as to the validity of the record title. A legal recourse is to attain a degree in chancery court that removes the cloud on title.

Question 11

Code

Answer 11

An authorized collection, compendium or revision of laws systematically arranged into titles, chapters, and sections.

Question 12

Codicil

Answer 12

A supplement or addition to a will.

Question 13

Collusion

Answer 13

A secret agreement between two or more persons for fraudulent or deceitful purposes.

Question 14

Commit

Answer 14

1. To order a person to a state institution such as a prison or mental health facility. 2. To engage in a criminal act.

Question 15

Common Carrier

Answer 15

A person or business that carries or transports people or property for money.

Question 16

Common Law

Answer 16

Law derived from the English legal system applicable as precedent in the absence of overriding Constitutional law or legislative enactments.

Question 17

Common Law Marriage

Answer 17

A marriage not solemnized by legal ceremony, but instead created by an agreement to marry followed by cohabitation. Mississippi does not recognize common law marriages contracted after April 5, 1956.