legal action
- n a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
legal age
- n the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
legal assistant
- n a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
legal blindness
- n vision that is 20/200 or worse in both eyes (20/200 vision is the ability to see at 20 feet what a normal eye can see at 200 feet)
legal brief
- n a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal community
- n the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
legal document
- n (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
legal expert
- n a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
legal fraud
- n comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
legal guardian
- n a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
legal holiday
- n authorized by law and limiting work or official business
legal injury
- n any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
legal instrument
- n (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right