Legal Terms Beginning with J
Jactitation
A false boast designed to increase standing at the expense of another. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
J. D.
Abbreviation for 'juris doctor' or 'doctor of 'jurisprudence' and the formal name given to the university law degree in the United States. It is a prerequisite to most bar admission exams. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Joint and several liability
Liability of more than one person for which each person may be sued for the entire amount of damages done by all. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Joint custody
A child custody decision which means that both parents share joint legal custody and joint physical custody. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Joint tenancy
When two or more persons are equally owners of some property. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Joyce Model of Joint Guardianship
A British Columbia model of joint guardianship in respect to children as between separated parents. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Judicial review
In many cases, the 'appeal' from administrative agencies is known as 'judicial review' which is essentially a process where a court of law is asked to rule on the appropriateness of the administrative agency or tribunal’s decision. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Jure
Latin, from Roman law: by right, under legal authority or by the authority of the law. A variation, juris means of right or of the law. See jurisprudence below which means science of the law. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Jurisdiction
Refers to a court's authority to judge over a situation usually acquired in one of three ways: over acts committed in a defined territory (eg. the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Australia is limited to acts committed or originating in Australia), over certain types of cases (the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy court is limited to bankruptcy cases), or over certain persons (a military court has jurisdiction limited to actions of enlisted personnel). - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Jurisprudence
Thus, jurisprudence has come to refer to case law, or the legal decisions which have developed and which accompany statutes in applying the law against situations of fact. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Jury
A group of citizens randomly selected from the general population and brought together to assist justice by deciding which version, in their opinion, constitutes 'the truth' given different evidence by opposing parties. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Jus
Latin: word which, in Roman law, meant the law or a right. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Jus spatiandi et manendi
Latin: referring to a legal right of way, and to enjoyment, granted to the public but only for the purposes of recreation or education, such as upon parks or public squares. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
Justice
A state of affairs in which conduct or action is both fair and right, given the circumstances. - (see expanded definition at duhaime.org)
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