argument — ar·gu·ment n 1: a reason or the reasoning given for or against a matter under discussion compare evidence, proof 2: the act or process of arguing, reasoning, or discussing; esp: oral argum … Law dictionary
Legal positivism — is a school of thought in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law. The principal claims of legal positivism are that:* laws are rules made, whether deliberately or unintentionally, by human beings; * there is no inherent or necessary connection… … Wikipedia
Legal citation signals — are a set of brief abbreviated phrases or words used to clarify the authority or significance of a legal citation as it relates to a proposition. Signals help a reader quickly discern meaning or usefulness of a particular reference when the… … Wikipedia
Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series — Since first coming to wide notice in the late 1990s, the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has engendered a number of legal disputes. Rowling, her various publishers and Time Warner, the owner of the rights to the Harry Potter films, have … Wikipedia
Legal status of Hawaii — Part of a series on Hawaii Hawaiian sovereignty movement Main issues Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Legal status Opposition to the Overthrow Governments Kingdom Provisional Government … Wikipedia
argument on appeal — A written or printed legal argument, sometimes supplemented by an oral presentation, intended to assist the court in arriving at a just and proper conclusion by presenting the side of a party as supported by points of law and facts in evidence. 5 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Legal writing — is a type of technical writing used by legislators, lawyers, judges, and others in law to express legal analysis and legal rights and duties. Its distinguishing features include reliance on and citation to authority, importance of precedent,… … Wikipedia
Legal personality — (also artificial personality, juridical personality, and juristic personality) is the characteristic of a non human entity regarded by law to have the status of a person. A legal person (Latin: persona ficta), (also artificial person, juridical… … Wikipedia
legal issue — I noun affirmation, argument, allegation, asseveration, counter argument, declaration, insistence on a right or claim, justification, legal contention, position, positive declaration or statement, positive statement II index case (lawsuit),… … Law dictionary
Legal education in the United States — generally refers to the education of lawyers before entry into practice. Other types of legal education, such as that of paralegals, of Limited Practice Officers (in Washington), and of the citizenry in general, and of the education of lawyers… … Wikipedia
