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Law Handbook Glossary

Official source: Legal Services Commission of South Australia

Subject: id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85075720   Legal aid
Jurisdiction: Australia
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SACAT Jurisdiction: Australia
abduction Jurisdiction: Australia
abuse of process Jurisdiction: Australia
accused Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: Canada
actual notice Jurisdiction: Australia
adjourn Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
administrator Jurisdiction: Australia
affidavit Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
affirmation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New Zealand
age of consent Jurisdiction: Australia
aggravated damages Jurisdiction: Australia
aggravating factors Jurisdiction: Australia
alibi Jurisdiction: Australia
alleged Jurisdiction: Australia
alternative dispute resolution Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
amenity Jurisdiction: Australia
annuity Jurisdiction: Australia
annul Jurisdiction: Australia
answer charge hearing Jurisdiction: Australia
antecedent report Jurisdiction: Australia
appeal Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
appellant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
applicant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
arbitration Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: Canada
arrears Jurisdiction: Australia
arrest Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
asylum Jurisdiction: Australia
at large Jurisdiction: Australia
attestation clause Jurisdiction: Australia
australian consumer law Jurisdiction: Australia
bail Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
bail authority Jurisdiction: Australia
bailment Jurisdiction: Australia
balance of probabilities Jurisdiction: Australia
beneficiary Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
bequeath Jurisdiction: Australia
beyond reasonable doubt Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
bias Jurisdiction: Australia
bond Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
burden of proof Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
care and protection order Jurisdiction: Australia
case law Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
cause of action Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
certificate of title Jurisdiction: Australia
charge determination Jurisdiction: Australia
chattel Jurisdiction: Australia
child maintenance order Jurisdiction: Australia
civil law Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
code of practice Jurisdiction: Australia
codicil Jurisdiction: Australia
cohabitation Jurisdiction: Australia
committal appearance Jurisdiction: Australia
committal brief Jurisdiction: Australia
committal proceedings Jurisdiction: Australia
common law Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
common law defence Jurisdiction: Australia
community treatment order Jurisdiction: Australia
community visitor Jurisdiction: Australia
compensation order Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
complainant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
comprehensive insurance Jurisdiction: Australia
compulsory third party insurance Jurisdiction: Australia
conciliation Jurisdiction: Australia
confidentiality Jurisdiction: Australia
conflict of interest Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
consent Jurisdiction: Australia
contact order Jurisdiction: Australia
contempt of court Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
contravene Jurisdiction: Australia
contributory negligence Jurisdiction: Australia
covenant Jurisdiction: Australia
cover note Jurisdiction: Australia
creditor Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
cross examination Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
cumulative sentence Jurisdiction: Australia
custody Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: Canada
debtor Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
deed Jurisdiction: Australia
deemed Jurisdiction: Australia
defamation Jurisdiction: Australia
defence Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: Ireland
defendant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
delegated legislation Jurisdiction: Australia
delegation Jurisdiction: Australia
deponent Jurisdiction: Australia
deportation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
depositions Jurisdiction: Australia
determination Jurisdiction: Australia
dictation Jurisdiction: Australia
directions hearing Jurisdiction: Australia
directory Jurisdiction: Australia
disbursement Jurisdiction: Australia
discovery Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
discretion Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
doctrine of precedent Jurisdiction: Australia
double jeopardy Jurisdiction: Australia
duress Jurisdiction: Australia
duty lawyer Jurisdiction: Australia
duty of care Jurisdiction: Australia
easement Jurisdiction: Australia
encumbrance Jurisdiction: Australia
enduring power Jurisdiction: Australia
enforce Jurisdiction: Australia
equity Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
euthanasia Jurisdiction: Australia
eviction Jurisdiction: Australia
ex parte Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
ex-nuptial Jurisdiction: Australia
executor Jurisdiction: Australia
exhibit Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United States
express warranty Jurisdiction: Australia
false imprisonment Jurisdiction: Australia
finding Jurisdiction: Australia
forensic procedure Jurisdiction: Australia
fraud Jurisdiction: Australia
freedom of association Jurisdiction: Australia
freedom of information Jurisdiction: Australia
guardian Jurisdiction: Australia
hearsay evidence Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
identification parade Jurisdiction: Australia
in lieu Jurisdiction: Australia
in loco parentis Jurisdiction: Australia
inadmissible Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
incorporated association Jurisdiction: Australia
indictable offence Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: Ireland
infant Jurisdiction: Australia
informant Jurisdiction: Australia
informed consent Jurisdiction: Australia
infringement notice Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
injunction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
insolvent Jurisdiction: Australia
instruct Jurisdiction: Australia
instrument Jurisdiction: Australia
intensive correction order Jurisdiction: Australia
interim order Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
interlocutory Jurisdiction: Australia
interrogation Jurisdiction: Australia
intervention order Jurisdiction: Australia
intestate Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: Ireland
invalid Jurisdiction: Australia
involuntary patient Jurisdiction: Australia
joint tenants Jurisdiction: Australia
judgment creditor Jurisdiction: Australia
judgment debtor Jurisdiction: Australia
judicial review Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: Ireland
jurisdiction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
juror Jurisdiction: Australia
jury Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
justice of the peace Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
knowingly concerned Jurisdiction: Australia
lease Jurisdiction: Australia
leasehold Jurisdiction: Australia
legal capacity Jurisdiction: Australia
legally binding Jurisdiction: Australia
legislation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: Canada
lessee Jurisdiction: Australia
lessor Jurisdiction: Australia
letters of administration Jurisdiction: Australia
liability Jurisdiction: Australia
lien Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
litigation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
litigation guardian Jurisdiction: Australia
magistrate Jurisdiction: Australia
malice Jurisdiction: Australia
mandatory Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
maximum penalty Jurisdiction: Australia
means test Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
mediation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New Zealand
medical agent Jurisdiction: Australia
misrepresentation Jurisdiction: Australia
mitigation Jurisdiction: Australia
mortgage Jurisdiction: Australia
native title Jurisdiction: Australia
natural justice Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
negligence Jurisdiction: Australia
no case Jurisdiction: Australia
non-parole period Jurisdiction: Australia
oath Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New Zealand
offender Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
ombudsman Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
on their own undertaking Jurisdiction: Australia
onus of proof Jurisdiction: Australia
own motion Jurisdiction: Australia
paramount Jurisdiction: Australia
parental responsibility Jurisdiction: Australia
parenting orders Jurisdiction: Australia
parole Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
particulars Jurisdiction: Australia
pecuniary Jurisdiction: Australia
perjury Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
perpetrator Jurisdiction: Australia
perpetual succession Jurisdiction: Australia
pleadings Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
portability Jurisdiction: Australia
power of attorney Jurisdiction: Australia
pre-hearing conference Jurisdiction: Australia
pre-sentence report Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
precedent Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
preliminary brief Jurisdiction: Australia
preliminary examination Jurisdiction: Australia
prerogative writ Jurisdiction: Australia
prima facie Jurisdiction: Australia
probate Jurisdiction: Australia
probation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
procure Jurisdiction: Australia
professional indemnity insurance Jurisdiction: Australia
prohibited name Jurisdiction: Australia
prohibition notice Jurisdiction: Australia
prosecution Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
provable debt Jurisdiction: Australia
public officer Jurisdiction: Australia
pursuant to Jurisdiction: Australia
qualified privilege Jurisdiction: Australia
quantum Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: Canada
quash Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
real property Jurisdiction: Australia
recognisance Jurisdiction: Australia
registry Jurisdiction: Australia
remission Jurisdiction: Australia
repeal Jurisdiction: Australia
repossession Jurisdiction: Australia
rescission Jurisdiction: Australia
respondent Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New Zealand
response Jurisdiction: Australia
restitution Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
restraining order Jurisdiction: Australia
retrospective Jurisdiction: Australia
revocation Jurisdiction: Australia
sanction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
secured creditor Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
security interest Jurisdiction: Australia
serious injury Jurisdiction: Australia
set-off Jurisdiction: Australia
sheriff Jurisdiction: Australia
special damages Jurisdiction: Australia
spent conviction Jurisdiction: Australia
stamp duty Jurisdiction: Australia
standard of proof Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
status quo Jurisdiction: Australia
statute Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
statutory declaration Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
statutory defence Jurisdiction: Australia
strict liability Jurisdiction: Australia
subpoena Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
sue Jurisdiction: Australia
summary offence Jurisdiction: Australia
summons Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New Zealand
surety Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
suspended sentence Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
sworn evidence Jurisdiction: Australia
taxable form Jurisdiction: Australia
tenancy Jurisdiction: Australia
tenants in common Jurisdiction: Australia
tender Jurisdiction: Australia
terms of reference Jurisdiction: Australia
testamentary capacity Jurisdiction: Australia
testator Jurisdiction: Australia
tort Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
trafficking Jurisdiction: Australia
tribunal Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
trolling Jurisdiction: Australia
trust account Jurisdiction: Australia
trust deed Jurisdiction: Australia
ultra vires Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
undertaking Jurisdiction: Australia
undue influence Jurisdiction: Australia
unliquidated amount Jurisdiction: Australia
valid Jurisdiction: Australia
vexatious Jurisdiction: Australia
victim impact statement Jurisdiction: Australia
visa Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
void Jurisdiction: Australia
waive Jurisdiction: Australia
warrant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
without prejudice Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United Kingdom
witness Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
writ Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
written off Jurisdiction: Australia