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VX LII’s Free Legal Dictionary & Legal Thesaurus.

Cornell’s Wex, LII's community-built, freely available dictionary and legal encyclopedia.

Wex: All

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  • a fortiori
  • a posteriori
  • a priori
  • a priori assumption
  • a.k.a.
  • A/R
  • ab initio
  • ab intestato
  • AB Trust
  • ABA
  • abandon
  • abandoned application
  • abandoned property
  • abandonment
  • abandonment (of residence)
  • abandonment (of trademark)
  • abate
  • abatement
  • abatement ab initio
  • abatement clause
  • ABC test
  • abduction
  • Abercrombie Classification
  • abet
  • abeyance
  • able to work
  • abnormally dangerous activity
  • abortion
  • abrogate
  • abscond
  • absentee ballot
  • absolute
  • absolute disparity
  • absolute privilege
  • absolute-bar rule
  • abstention
  • abstention doctrine
  • abstract
  • abstract of judgment
  • abstract of record 
  • abstract of title
  • abstract of trust
  • abstracter
  • abuse
  • abuse excuse
  • abuse of discretion
  • abuse of process
  • abusive discharge
  • abut
  • accelerated depreciation
  • accelerated filer
  • acceleration
  • acceleration clause
  • accept
  • acceptance
  • acceptance of service
  • access
  • accession
  • accessory
  • accessory after the fact
  • accessory before the fact
  • accommodation
  • accompanying relative
  • accomplice
  • accomplice witness
  • accord
  • accord and satisfaction
  • account
  • account debtor
  • account receivable
  • account stated
  • accountant
  • accounting
  • accounts payable
  • accounts receivable
  • accredited investor
  • accretion
  • accrual method of accounting
  • accrue
  • accumulated earnings
  • accumulation trust
  • accusation
  • accusatory instrument
  • accused
  • acknowledge
  • acknowledged father
  • acknowledgment
  • acquisition of citizenship
  • acquit
  • acquittal
  • act
  • act of God
  • act of nature
  • action
  • actionable
  • actual authority
  • actual cause
  • actual controversy
  • actual damages
  • actual innocence
  • actual notice
  • actuarial tables
  • actus reus
  • ad hoc
  • ad litem
  • ad seriatim
  • ad valorem
  • ad valorem tax
  • ADA
  • addendum
  • ADEA
  • adeem
  • ademption
  • ademption by extinction
  • ademption by satisfaction
  • adequate and independent state grounds
  • adequate remedy
  • adhesion contract
  • adhesion contract (contract of adhesion)
  • adjourn
  • adjudicate
  • adjudication
  • adjudicative fact
  • adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)
  • adjusted basis
  • adjusted gross income (AGI)
  • adjuster
  • adjustment
  • adjustment date
  • adjustment of status
  • adjustment period
  • administer
  • administration (of an estate)
  • administrative agency
  • administrative expenses
  • administrative forfeiture
  • administrative hearing
  • administrative law
  • administrative law judge (ALJ)
  • Administrative Office of the United States Courts
  • Administrative Procedure Act
  • Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
  • administrative warrant
  • administrator
  • administrator ad litem
  • Administrator Ad Prosequendum
  • Administrator cum testamento annexo
  • administrator de bonis non
  • administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo
  • administrator pendente lite
  • administrator with will annexed
  • administratrix
  • admiralty
  • admiralty and maritime power
  • admiralty court
  • admiralty law
  • admissible evidence
  • admission
  • admission against interest
  • admission of guilt
  • admission to practice
  • admit
  • adopt
  • adopted child
  • adoption
  • Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number (ATIN)
  • adoptive parent
  • ADR
  • ADR service
  • adult
  • adultery
  • advance
  • advance directive
  • advance parole
  • advance sheets
  • advancement
  • adversary proceeding
  • adverse
  • adverse domination
  • adverse interest
  • adverse party
  • adverse possession
  • adverse witness
  • advisory opinion
  • advocacy of illegal action 
  • advocate
  • affiant
  • affidavit
  • affirm
  • affirmative action
  • affirmative defense
  • affirmative waste
  • affix
  • affray
  • after-acquired evidence
  • after-acquired property
  • after-acquired title
  • after-discovered evidence
  • age discrimination
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
  • age of consent
  • age of majority
  • agency
  • agency shop
  • agent
  • agent for acceptance of service
  • agent for service of process
  • aggravate
  • aggravated
  • aggravated assault
  • aggravated battery
  • aggravating circumstances
  • aggravating factor
  • aggregation of jurisdictional amount
  • AGI
  • agreed statement of facts
  • agreement
  • agricultural lien
  • agriculture
  • Agriculture - State statutes
  • aid and abet
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • alcohol
  • alcoholic beverages - state statutes
  • aleatory
  • Alford plea
  • algorithm
  • alias
  • alibi
  • alibi witness
  • alien
  • Alien Registration Card (ARC)
  • Alien Tort Statute
  • alienable
  • alienation
  • alienation of affections
  • alimony
  • aliquot
  • ALJ
  • allegation
  • allege
  • Allen charge
  • allocution
  • alluviation
  • alluvion
  • ALR
  • alter ego
  • alternate beneficiary
  • alternative contingent remainder
  • alternative dispute resolution
  • alternative dispute resolution - state statutes
  • alternative dispute resolution service
  • alternative minimum tax (AMT)
  • alternative pleading
  • alternative reproductive technology (ART)
  • alternative writ of mandate (mandamus)
  • ambassador
  • ambiguity
  • ameliorative waste
  • amend
  • amended complaint
  • amended pleading
  • amended tax return
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
  • American Indian law
  • American law perspective
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • amicus
  • amicus curiae
  • amnesty
  • amortization
  • amount in controversy
  • AMT
  • ancestor
  • anchor
  • anchoring
  • ancient document rule
  • ancillary administration
  • ancillary jurisdiction
  • ancillary probate
  • angel investor
  • animal testing
  • annual exclusion amount
  • annual exclusion gift
  • annual meeting
  • annual percentage rate (APR)
  • annuitant
  • annuity
  • annulment
  • answer
  • antenuptial agreement
  • anti-contact rule 
  • anti-contest clause
  • anti-greenmail provision 
  • anti-lapse statute
  • Anti-Spam Frameworks At-a-Glance: Introduction
  • anti-spam litigation
  • anti-trust law and the state-action exemption
  • anticipation
  • anticipatory breach
  • anticipatory warrant
  • antilapse statute
  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA)
  • antitransfer Laws
  • antitrust
  • antitrust laws
  • antitrust violations
  • apartheid
  • APN
  • apparent authority
  • appeal
  • appear
  • appearance
  • appellant
  • appellate court
  • appellate jurisdiction
  • appellate procedure
  • appellee
  • applicable exclusion amount
  • appointees
  • appointive assets
  • appraisal
  • appraise
  • appraiser
  • appreciate
  • appreciation
  • approach
  • approach the witness
  • appropriation
  • appurtenance
  • appurtenant
  • APR
  • arbiter
  • arbitrary
  • arbitration
  • arbitrator
  • arguendo
  • argument
  • Arizona
  • Arizona v. United States (2012)
  • Arkansas
  • ARM
  • arm's length
  • Armed Career Criminal Act (1984)
  • armed conflict
  • Arms Export Control Act (1976)
  • arraignment
  • arrearages
  • arrears
  • arrest
  • arrest warrant
  • arson
  • arson with intent to defraud an insurer
  • ART
  • article
  • Article III
  • Articles of Impeachment
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Articles of Organization
  • artificial intelligence (AI)
  • artificial person
  • artisan's lien
  • as is
  • ascertained
  • assault
  • assault and battery
  • assess
  • assessed value
  • assessor
  • assessor's parcel number
  • asset
  • asset protection trust
  • asset purchase agreement
  • assign
  • assigned risk
  • assignee
  • assignment
  • assignment for benefit of creditors
  • assisted suicide
  • associate
  • associate justice
  • association
  • assumable mortgage
  • assume
  • assumption
  • assumption of risk
  • assured
  • asylum
  • at issue memorandum
  • at-will employment
  • attached
  • attachment
  • attempt
  • attest
  • attestation
  • attestation clause
  • attestator
  • attorney
  • attorney at law (or attorney-at-law)
  • attorney fees
  • attorney general
  • attorney in fact
  • attorney of record
  • attorney work product
  • attorney work product privilege
  • attorney's duty of confidentiality 
  • attorney's fees (or attorneys' fees)
  • attorney's lien
  • attorney-client privilege
  • attorney-in-fact
  • attractive nuisance
  • attractive nuisance doctrine
  • audit
  • audit committee
  • auditor
  • augmented estate
  • authenticate
  • authentication
  • author
  • authority
  • authorize
  • autocracy
  • automatic stay
  • automobile exception
  • autopsy
  • autopsy rights
  • avails
  • aviation
  • avowal
  • avulsion
  • award
  • aye

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