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Legal Terminology Gordon W. Brown

Legal Terminology By Gordon W. Brown

Legal Terminology by Gordon W. Brown

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Structured into short, easily digested chapters; clear, concise explanations of the law; and easy-to-understand definitions, this book introduces over 1,375 legal terms.

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Legal Terminology by Gordon W. Brown

Appropriate for undergraduate college level courses in Business, Legal Assisting, Legal Secretarial, Paralegal, Court Reporting and Criminal Justice departments including; business law, legal transcription, law office procedures, introduction to paralegal, legal research, legal writing, legal systems, government and the law, legal environment of business, computers and the law, and legal word-processing.

Structured into short, easily digested chapters; clear, concise explanations of the law; and easy-to-understand definitions, this text/workbook presents over 1,375 legal terms and features an abundance of various student exercises.

Table of Contents

I. TERMS USED IN CRIMINAL LAW.

1. Crimes, Accomplices, and Defenses.
2. Larceny and Embezzlement.
3. Crimes Against the Person.
4. Homicide.
5. Burglary, Arson, Receipt of Stolen Goods, and Forgery.
6. Crimes Against Morality and Drug Abuse.

II. TERMS USED IN LAW OF TORTS.

7. Torts and Tortfeasors.
8. Intentional Torts.
9. Negligence and Product Liability.

III. TERMS USED IN LAW OF CONTRACTS.

10. Formation of Contracts.
11. Contract Requirements.
12. Third Parties and Discharge of Contracts.

IV. TERMS USED IN LAW OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND AGENCY.

13. Personal Property and Bailments.
14. Intellectual Property.
15. Law of Agency.

V. TERMS USED IN PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE.

16. Beginning a Court Action.
17. Service of Process and Attachments.
18. Defensive Pleadings.
19. Methods of Discovery.
20. Pretrial Hearing and Jury Trial.
21. Steps in a Trial.

VI. TERMS USED IN LAW OF WILLS AND ESTATES.

22. Wills, Testaments, and Advance Directives.
23. Revocation, Lapses, and Ademption.
24. Principal Clauses in a Will.
25. Disinheritance and Intestacy.
26. Personal Representation of the Estate.
27. Settling an Estate.
28. Trusts.

VII. TERMS USED IN LAW OF REAL PROPERTY.

29. Estates in Real Property.
30. Co-Ownership and Multi-Ownership of Real Property.
31. Acquiring Title to Real Property.
32. Deeds.
33. Mortgages.
34. Recording System.
35. Airspace and Water Rights.
36. Easements, Restrictions, and Zoning Regulations.
37. Landlord and Tenant.

VIII. TERMS USED IN FAMILY LAW.

38. Marriage, Divorce, and Dissolution of Marriage.
39. Divorce Procedure.

IX. TERMS USED IN LAW OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.

40. Negotiable Instruments.

X. TERMS USED IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND BANKRUPTCY.

41. Business Organization.
42. The Law of Bankruptcy.
Glossary of Legal Terms.
Index.

Additional information

CIN013260373XG
9780132603737
013260373X
Legal Terminology by Gordon W. Brown
Gordon W. Brown
Used - Good
Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
19970928
444
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