All Articles in Legal Maxims
No one shall be a judge in their own cause. This principle prevents bias and ensures impartiality in judicial proceedings.
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Suggestion of falsehood. Misrepresentation or concealment of truth.
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An act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty. This is the foundational principle of criminal liability requiring both a guilty ...
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Hear the other side. This principle of natural justice requires that no person shall be condemned without being given an opportunity to be heard.
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For the purposes of the lawsuit. A guardian ad litem represents a minor in litigation.
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Something for something. An exchange of goods or services.
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In bad faith. With intent to deceive or defraud.
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The law does not concern itself with trifles. Minor or insignificant matters are not actionable.
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A remark in passing. A judicial statement not binding as precedent.
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Let justice be done though the heavens fall.
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By itself. Something that is inherently or intrinsically wrong.
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It does not follow. A conclusion that does not logically follow from the premises.
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As a favor. Payment made without legal obligation.
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According to value. A tax based on the assessed value of property.
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Between the living. A transfer of property made during one's lifetime.
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Law of nations. The body of law common to all peoples.
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The law of retaliation. An eye for an eye.
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No one's thing. Property without an owner.
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No one should be a judge in their own cause.
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A subpoena to bring documents. A court order requiring production of documents.
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Suppression of truth. Concealment of material facts.
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Among other things.
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I came, I saw, I conquered. Used in legal context to describe a swift victory.
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Right of soil. Citizenship determined by place of birth.
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Without limit or end.
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To whose benefit? A question used to determine who benefits from an action.
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Pending lawsuit. Notice that litigation is pending affecting property.
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A word is known by the company it keeps. Words should be interpreted in context with surrounding words.
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No one can give what they do not have. A person cannot transfer better title than they possess.
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Before the event. Based on forecasts or predictions before an event occurs.
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In proportion. Distribution according to a proportionate share.
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By the fact itself. Something that occurs automatically by operation of law.
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Having performed their office. No longer having legal authority over a matter.
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Where there is a right, there is a remedy. For every legal wrong, the law provides a remedy.
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Harassing legal action. Frivolous lawsuits filed to harass or intimidate.
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By what authority? A writ challenging a person's right to hold public office.
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Of one's own accord. Voluntary action without request.
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In the manner of a pauper. Allowing a poor person to proceed without court costs.
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Ignorance of the law is no excuse. A person cannot avoid liability by claiming they were unaware of the law.
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A spark. The slightest amount of evidence.
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Without a day. Indefinitely adjourned without setting a future date.
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Not of sound mind. A person lacking mental capacity.
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For the public good. Legal services provided free of charge.
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By the court. An opinion issued by the entire court rather than a specific judge.
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Incapable of wrong. The presumption that a child cannot form criminal intent.
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Of the same kind or nature. General words following specific words are interpreted to include things of the same type.
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A subpoena to testify. A court order requiring a person to appear and give testimony.
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Bring with you. A subpoena requiring production of documents.
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I forbid. The power to reject a decision or proposal.
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The law of the place. The law governing transactions where they occur.
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Beyond the powers. An act beyond the legal authority of the person or body.
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Compelling law. Peremptory principles of international law from which no derogation is permitted.
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The state in which. The existing state of affairs.
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Without which not. An indispensable condition or essential element.
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Knowingly. Knowledge of wrongdoing.
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In doubt, for the accused. When evidence is ambiguous, the court should rule in favor of the defendant.
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As if. Resembling but not actually.
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For so much. Partial satisfaction of a claim.
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Right of blood. Citizenship determined by parentage rather than birthplace.
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The express mention of one thing excludes all others.
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Pending the litigation. During the course of legal proceedings.
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Under the name. A case cited under a particular name.
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Unwritten law. Common law as distinguished from statute law.
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Written law. Statute law as distinguished from common law.
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Connection. A connection or link between parties or events.
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The guilty act. The physical element of a crime.
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Let him not depart. A writ preventing a person from leaving the jurisdiction.
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Now for then. An order effective retroactively.
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To a willing person, no injury is done. A person who consents to an act cannot claim damages for resulting harm.
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The welfare of the people is the supreme law.
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No one's land. Land without a sovereign owner.
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In the capacity of. Acting in a particular role or capacity.
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With equal step. Without preference, ranking equally.
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Place of standing. The right to bring an action in court.
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By virtue of office. Authority held due to one's official position.
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The reason for the decision. The legal principle that forms the binding precedent.
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A gift in contemplation of death. A gift made by a person expecting to die soon.
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Under judgment. A matter currently pending before a court.
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Natural law. Principles of law derived from nature and reason.
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Against a thing. A judgment directed against property rather than a person.
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Inconvenient forum. The doctrine allowing dismissal when another court is more appropriate.
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Against a person. A judgment directed against a specific person.
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