Legal terms you really love Forum

[miamiman]

My single favorite legal sentence is "________ knew or negligently failed to know."

[revolution724]

I'm partial to the many flavors of estoppel, both in sound and in concept; e.g., promissory estoppel. Don't say one thing and do another, yo.

In the alternative, probably my favorite line from a case is, "The question is, what is chicken?"

[Duralex]

respondeat superior

res judicata

and anything else that sounds amusing when said in a Foghorn Leghorn voice.

[rdcws000]

Tortfeasor.

+1

I've been looking for an opportunity to use this word since I first read it. Sounds so much more sinister than "actor" or "the accused" or "defendant" or something.

[D. H2Oman]

Shalom

[thickfreakness]

"feasant beast"

Involving a horse that screwed up some guy's car.

[BarbellDreams]

Apparent Authority

Also, "goes to weight not admissability", but thats from mock trial not from law school.

[albusdumbledore]

"Lawyer," which is Latin for "liar."

I can't tell if you're joking, but just wanted to say that this isn't true.

Also, I like "interlocutory"

Incorrect, you must have never taken Latin.

I did take latin. If you claim to have taken latin, I will call you a mendax.

Lawyer is English. One who saws wood is a sawyer because sawer was difficult to pronounce in old English. one who practices law is not a lawer, but a lawyer.

or, if you prefer, from wiktionary: Spelling attested since 1611 of Middle English lawiere, recorded since 1377, itself from lawe "law" + -iere.

It's an Arrested Development quote. Don't need to go all analytical on this one.

[Burger in a can]

It's an Arrested Development quote. Don't need to go all analytical on this one.

Oh sorry. I didn't know because that show blows chunks.

[jdubb990]

The fact that there was a prominent judge named "Learned Hand" is pretty awesome.

[RMstratosphere]

chattels

[omnomnom]

"Turning to the Restatement..."

[inchoate_con]

oral promise

[Cogburn87]

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[rynabrius]

Cognovit.

Depraved heart murder.

Implied Primary Assumption of the Risk.

[MisterChase]

I'm partial to the many flavors of estoppel, both in sound and in concept; e.g., promissory estoppel.

Yes, I love the sound of "promissory estoppel".

I'm also a big fan of the not-technically-legal-but-heavily-used phrase "pursuant to ________".

[DeSimone]

Sua sponte and arguendo.

You learn these before law school. leews ftw!

[ResolutePear]

Affirmed.

Giggity.

[BeautifulSW]

You students have come up with some good ones, alright, but I didn't run into my all time favorite until I was in practice:

"A Suggestion of Death".

[JPeavy44]

"Touch and concern"

By FAR the best ever.

[rynabrius]

Equitable servitude also sounds sexy.

[GATORTIM]

"Okay class, that's it for today"

Not sure if its a legal phrase, but I love the way it rolls of a professors tongue

[revolution724]

In Corporations, we've been talking about master/servant relationships a lot lately. I hope there are ball gags and handcuffs involved.

[revolution724]

The fact that there was a prominent judge named "Learned Hand" is pretty awesome.

Judge Friendly is pretty great, too.

[JordynAsh]

Tortfeasor.

+1