Bul Definitions

Chapter 1

Administrative agency-

Administrative law-

Allege-

Analogy-

Appellant-

Appellee-

Binding authority-

Breach-

Case law-

Case on point-

Chancellor-

Citation-

Civil law-

Common law-

Constitutional law-

Court of equity-

Court of law-

Criminal law-

Cyberlaw-

Damages-

Defendant-

Defense-

Equitable maxims-

Executive agency-

Historical school-

Independent regulatory agency-

Jurisprudence-

Laches-

Law-

Legal positivism-

Legal realism-

Legal reasoning-

Natural law-

Opinion-

Ordinance-

Petitioner-

Plaintiff-

Precedent-

Procedural law-

Public policy-

Remedy-

Remedy at law-

Remedy in equity-

Reporter-

Respondent-

Sociological school-

Stare decisis-

Statute of limitations-

Statutory law-

Substantive law-

Syllogism-

Uniform law-

Chapter 2

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)- the resolution of disputes in ways other than those involved in the traditional judicial process. Negotiation, mediation, and arbitration are forms of ADR.

American Arbitration Association (AAA)- the major organization offering arbitration services in the United States.

Arbitration- the settling of a dispute by submitting it to a disinterested third party (other than a court), who renders a decision. The decision may or may not be legally binding.

Arbitration clause- a clause in contract that provides that, in the event of a dispute, the parties will submit the dispute to arbitration rather than litigate the dispute in court.

Award- in the context of litigation, the amount of money awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of arbitration, the arbitrator’s decision.

Bankruptcy court- a federal court of limited jurisdiction that handles only bankruptcy proceedings. Bankruptcy proceedings are governed by federal bankruptcy law.

Concurrent jurisdiction- jurisdiction that exists when two different...