Law Lexicon
Limited Jurisdiction - Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example, traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.
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Lis pendens - A pending suit.
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Litigant - A party to a lawsuit.
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Litigation - A lawsuit; a legal action, including all proceedings therein.
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Living trust - A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. (Also called inter vivos trust.)
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Loose-leaf services - Loose-leaf replacement pages provided by a publisher in areas of the law where changes occur at a rapid rate.
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Magistrate - Judicial officer exercising some of the functions of a judge. It also refers in ageneral way to a judge.
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Malfeasance - The commission of an unlawful act.
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Malicious prosecution - An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause, and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.
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Malpractice - Any professional misconduct.
Source: Jurist International.
