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51 relations: Appeal, As (Roman coin), Assizes, Assumpsit, Chivalry, Common law, Compurgation, Costs in English law, Court of equity, Defendant, Detinue, Duel, England, English law, Europe, Felony, Frivolous litigation, Gage (finance), Gambling, Glove, Hanging, Hazard, Horse, In personam, Indictment, Judge, Jury, Leather, Lord High Constable of England, Maine (disambiguation), Mosaic, Normandy, Oath, Personal property, Plaintiff, Pledge (law), Preliminary hearing, Prosecutor, Referee, Roman law, Roman litigation, Roman Republic, Rome, Sanctions (law), Spear, Sword, Treason, Trial by combat, Trial by ordeal, William IV of the United Kingdom, ..., Writ. Expand index (1 more) »
Appeal
In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed, where parties request a formal change to an official decision.
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As (Roman coin)
The as (plural assēs), occasionally assarius (plural assarii, rendered into Greek as ἀσσάριον, assarion) was a bronze, and later copper, coin used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.
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Assizes
The courts of assize, or assizes, were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court.
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Assumpsit
Assumpsit ("he has undertaken", from Latin, assumere), or more fully, the action of assumpsit, was a form of action at common law.
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Chivalry
Chivalry, or the chivalric code, is an informal, varying code of conduct developed between 1170 and 1220, never decided on or summarized in a single document, associated with the medieval institution of knighthood; knights' and gentlewomen's behaviours were governed by chivalrous social codes.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.
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Compurgation
Compurgation, also called wager of law and oath-helping, was a defence used primarily in medieval law.
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Costs in English law
In English civil litigation, costs are the lawyers' fees and disbursements of the parties.
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Court of equity
A court of equity, equity court or chancery court is a court that is authorized to apply principles of equity, as opposed to 'law', to cases brought before it.
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Defendant
A defendant is a person accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or a person against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
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Detinue
In tort law, detinue is an action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property.
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Duel
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon rules.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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English law
English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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Felony
The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.
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Frivolous litigation
In law, frivolous litigation is the practice of starting or carrying on lawsuits that, due to their lack of legal merit, have little to no chance of being won.
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Gage (finance)
In medieval finance, a gage or gage of land was a usufructory pledge of real property.
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Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning money or material goods.
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Glove
A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a garment covering the whole hand.
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Hanging
Hanging is the suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck.
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Hazard
A hazard is an agent which has the potential to cause harm to a vulnerable target.
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Horse
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.
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In personam
In personam is a Latin phrase meaning "directed toward a particular person".
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Indictment
An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.
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Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.
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Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment.
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Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhides, mostly cattle hide.
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Lord High Constable of England
The Lord High Constable of England is the seventh of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Great Chamberlain and above the Earl Marshal.
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Maine (disambiguation)
Maine is a state in the United States.
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Mosaic
A mosaic is a piece of art or image made from the assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials.
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Normandy
Normandy (Normandie,, Norman: Normaundie, from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.
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Oath
Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon āð, also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise with wording relating to something considered sacred as a sign of verity.
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Personal property
Personal property is generally considered property that is movable, as opposed to real property or real estate.
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Plaintiff
A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court.
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Pledge (law)
A pledge is a bailment that conveys possessory title to property owned by a debtor (the pledgor) to a creditor (the pledgee) to secure repayment for some debt or obligation and to the mutual benefit of both parties.
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Preliminary hearing
Within some criminal justice systems, a preliminary hearing, preliminary examination, evidentiary hearing or probable cause hearing is a proceeding, after a criminal complaint has been filed by the prosecutor, to determine whether there is enough evidence to require a trial.
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Prosecutor
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system.
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Referee
A referee or simply ref is the person of authority in a variety of sports who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on-the-fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
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Roman law
Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the Corpus Juris Civilis (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. Roman law forms the basic framework for civil law, the most widely used legal system today, and the terms are sometimes used synonymously.
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Roman litigation
The history of Roman Law can be divided into three systems of procedure: that of legis actiones, the formulary system, and cognitio extra ordinem.
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Roman Republic
The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.
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Rome
Rome (Roma; Roma) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale).
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Sanctions (law)
Sanctions, in law and legal definition, are penalties or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for obedience with the law, or with rules and regulations.
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Spear
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.
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Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger.
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Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's nation or sovereign.
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Trial by combat
Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right.
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Trial by ordeal
Trial by ordeal was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience.
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William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837.
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Writ
In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon gewrit, Latin breve) is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_wager
