Lawyers in Chennai Rajendra Law office : Essential Legal words for Legal Drafting

Essential Legal words for Legal Drafting

1.  Plenary – unqualified ;  absolute
2. Accentuating – More noticeable.
3. Accustomed – Customary ; usual.
4. Ad hoc – created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.
5. Advent – arrival of a notable person or thing.
6. Aequitas – Equity i.e fair or just according to natural law.
7. Arenas – a place or scene of activity , debate , or conflict.
8. Averred – allege as a fact in support of a plea
9. Bona fide – in good faith.
10. Cavil – Argument by which a conclusion evidently false , is drawn from a  principle evidently true.
11. Certiorari – a writ of a superior court calling forth the records and entire proceedings of an inferior court or a writ by which causes are removed from an inferior court into a superior court.
12. Consonance – Agreement or compatibility , between opinions or actions.
13. Consortium – the right of association and companionship with one’s husband or wife
14. Construed – interpret in a particular way.
15. Credential – a qualification, achievement , quality, or aspect of a person ‘s background , especially when used to indicate their suitability for something.
16. Crescendo – Progressive increase in intensity.
17. Curative petition – question arises whether an aggrieved person is entitled to any relief against the final judgment / order of the Supreme Court, after dismissal of a review petition
18. Demarcate – Set the boundaries or limits of.
19. Detention –the act of detaining someone or the state of being in official custody.
20. Discernible – able to be discerned ; perceptible.
21. Discrepancy – an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
22. Dissuade – persuade not to take a particular course of action.
23. Dreadful – involving great suffering.
24. Elusive – Difficult to find , catch or achieve.
25. Embezzlement – Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belongings to one’s employer.
26. Enigma – Mysterious or difficult to understand.
27. Erect –rigidly upright or straight.
28. Erudite – learned.
29. Estoppel – the principle which precludes a person from asserting something contrary to what is implied by a previous action or statement of that person or by a previous pertinent judicial determination.
30. Evacuee – A person evacuated from a place of danger.
31. Ex gratia –as an act of grace or favour.
32. Expedient – To Prioritize , to rush
33. Habeas corpus – a prerogative writ to a person who detains another in custody and which commands him to produce or ‘ have the body of that person before him ‘
34. Impugned – dispute the truth , validity or honesty of ( a statement or motive ) ; call into question.
35. In rem – an act , proceeding or right available against the world at large, as opposed to in personam.
36. Inter alia – among other things
37. Legal Luminary – a person who inspires or influences others , especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
38. Mesne – middle, intervening or tame by nature.
39. Nocumentum – an annoying , unpleasant or obnoxious thing or ptactice.
40. Non obstante – notwithstanding
41. Noscitur a socits – a word known by its associates , i.e the meaning of a word cab be gathered from the context.
42. Obiter dictum – an incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge while delivering a judgement and which is not binding.
43. Oblivious – Aware.
44. Ordinance – An authoritative order
45. Pari material – on the same material.
46. Pendente lite – during the process of litigation.
47. Per se – by itself
48. Perished -  die , especially in a violent or sudden way.
49. Pertinent – Relevant  or applicable to a particular matter , apposite.
50. Plagiarized – the act of appropriating the literary composition of another , or parts or passages of his writings , or the ideas or language of the same , and passing them off as the product of one’s own mind.
51. Preclude – prevent from happening ; make impossible.
52. Prejudiced – harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgement.
53. Prima facie – on the face of it.
54. Promulgation – to make known by open declaration; publish ; proclaim formally or put into operation.
55. Ratio Legis – according to spirit of law
56. Rationale – set of reasons.
57. RE – in the matter of.
58. Rebuttable – an instance of rebutting evidence or an accusation.
59. Res judicata – a case or suit already decided.
60. Res sub judicata – a matter under judicial consideration.
61. Retrospectively – looking back.
62. Sardonic – grimly mocking or cynical.
63. Sceptical – Doubtful.
64. Scienter – knowledge ; an allegation in a pleading that the thing has been done knowingly.
65. Scuffle – a short , confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
66. Status quo – the state in which the things are , or were.
67. Submergence – to cover ; bury.
68. Superannuation – pension paid to a retired employee who has contributed to a superannuation fund.
69. Supra – above.
70. Tedious –Too long , slow or dull.
71. Transgression – An act that goes against a law , or code of conduct ; an offence.
72. Treacherous – Guilty of or involving betrayal.
73. Unfettered –  not confined or restricted
74. Vicinity –the area near or surrounding a particular place.
75. Volkogeist – general awareness of the people.