Part 4 Flashcards
A joint tenancy of two or more people, but when one tenant in common dies, his/her interest passes to his/her heirs, etc., not to the other tenants.
Tenants in common
In one’s own name.
Suo nomine
Rights which accrue to the owner of land on the
banks of a waterway
Riparian rights
The place of jurisdiction.
Venue
Grossly
Wanton
The trial court where a case is tried to a jury as distinguished from an appellate court.
Nisi prius
Destruction of a witness’s credibility.
Impeachment
That which tends to incriminate or bring about a
criminal conviction.
Inculpatory
The law of the place.
Lex Loci
The actual place that is home to the person. It’s stronger than residence. You can have several residences simultaneously but only one domicile.
Domicile
In contract law, it’s value given or received; it can be money, services, property, or mutual performances; the factor that makes a contract binding.
Consideration
Evidence from the most reliable source; an original as against a copy.
Best evidence
Appellate review proceeding examination action of an inferior court for further information; a writ or review or inquiry.
Certiorari
A pleading which says, “I admit, for the purposes of argument, that your claimed facts are true, but those facts do not give you a valid claim against me.
Demurrer
The process of taking some security to guarantee that an accused person will appear at a hearing or trial.
Bail
