Public Law 25-38
14 entries in the Public Law compendium.
Substantive lawBody of law defining rights, duties, crimes, and punishments.Summary judgmentPretrial judgment without full trial when facts are undisputed.Summary offenceA minor violation tried without a jury or indictment.SuretyA promise to assume responsibility if a borrower defaults.TortCivil wrongs giving rise to legal liability for harm.TreatyLegally binding agreements between sovereign states under international law.TrialA formal proceeding to resolve disputes through evidence and adjudication.Trust (law)A legal device separating legal ownership from equitable benefit.TrusteeA holder of property or authority for another's benefit.UnconscionabilityDoctrine against extremely one-sided contracts contrary to good conscience.Undue influenceA psychological process supplanting free will through manipulation.VerdictFormal jury finding of fact submitted to a judge.Victimless crimeIllegal acts with no direct victim, debated in law and ethics.VictimologyStudy of victimization and its psychological, social, and legal dimensions.
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