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Acceptance
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Response to an offer that expresses an intention to be bound by the terms of the offer and is communicated to the party making the offer before the offer expires or is revoked
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Administrative law
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Rules, regulations, orders and decisions made by administrative agencies
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Administrator
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Personal representative for the estate of someone who dies intestate (without a will)
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Agency
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Form of representation by which an agency represents a principal with respect to the principal's dealing with third parties
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Agent
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Person who represents someone else, known as a principal, with respect to the principal's dealings with third parties
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Appellate court
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Court of appeals that reviews the record of what took place at trial
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Associate
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Lawyer employed by a private law firm
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Assumption of risk
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Defense to a claim involving negligence or strict liability that bars recovery by the injured party if the injured party knew of the risk involved in undertaking a particular activity and voluntarily proceeded in the face of such risk
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Attorney general
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Lawyer whose office provides legal services to a state government; also refers to the lawyer who heads the US Department of Justice
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Bankruptcy
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Legal proceeding that affords protection from creditors to a financially troubled individual or business
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Beyond a reasonable doubt
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Burden of proof in a criminal action. The defendant is presumed innocent unless guilt is so clearly established that no reasonable doubt remains regarding the defendant's guilt.
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Breach
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Party's failure to perform in accordance with the terms a contract
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Burden of proof
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Duty of proving the facts in dispute
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Case law
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Rules of law announced in court decisions; judge-made law
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Case of first impression
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Case that raises a question of law not previously decided
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