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To help you understand some of the legal language, you will find this legal glossary useful. We include English and Latin terms that are in common use in law. Just click on the word or expression to find the definition:
| LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT |
| Act which empowers applications (seeking extension of a lease or some other action concerning tenancy |
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| LAW |
| The system made up of rules established by an act of parliament, custom or practice enjoining or prohibiting certain action (see also COMMON LAW) |
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| LAW LORDS |
| Describes the judges of the House of Lords who are known as the Lords of Appeal in ordinary |
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| LEASE |
| The letting of land or tenements, eg rent etc, for property for a prescribed period |
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| LEGAL AID |
| Facility for the fees and expenses of counsel, solicitors or other legal representatives retained by those of modest means to be paid from a fund administered by the Legal Aid Board |
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| LEGAL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE |
| The person to whom a grant of probate or letters of administration has been issued |
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| LEGATEE |
| Person to whom personal estate is given by will |
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| LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION |
| Authority granted by a Probate Registry to someone interested in the estate of a person who has died without leaving a will. The order allows the 'administrator' to carry out the duties relating to the estate |
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| LEVY |
| (see EXECUTION & Fi-Fa) A duty carried out by a bailiff or sheriff under the authority of a warrant or writ of fi-fa, for a sum of money whereby goods of value belonging to the debtor are claimed with a view to removal and sale at a public auction in an attempt to obtain payment |
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| LIBEL |
| A written and published statement/article which infers damaging remarks on a persons reputation |
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| LICENCE |
| Permission to carry out an act that would otherwise be considered illegal |
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| LIEN |
| A legal right to withhold the goods/property of another until payment is made |
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| LISTING QUESTIONNAIRE |
| This form is used to ensure that all issues are resolved and that the parties are ready for trial. Used for Fast Track and Multi Track claims only |
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| LITIGATION |
| Legal proceedings |
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| LONG VACATION |
| Period between 1 August and 30 September in each year during which there are only restricted High Court sittings for urgent matters |
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| LORD CHANCELLOR |
| The cabinet minister who acts as speaker of the House of Lords and oversees the hearings of the Law Lords. Additional responsibilities include supervising the procedure of Courts other than Magistrates or Coroners Courts and selection of judges, magistrates, queens counsel and members of tribunals |
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| LORD CHIEF JUSTICE |
| Senior judge of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) who also heads the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice) |
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| LORD JUSTICE OF APPEAL |
| Title given to certain judges sitting in the Court of Appeal |
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