Common Legal Terms terms starting with T

27 terms

  1. Tax Court of the United States A judicial body which hears cases concerning federal tax laws.
  2. Taxable income The income against which tax rates are applied to compute tax paid; gross income of businesses or adjusted gross income of individuals less deductions and…
  3. Temporary relief Any order from the court that protects an interest of a party pending further action by the court.
  4. temporary restraining order An emergency remedy of brief duration issued by a court only when immediate or irreparable damages or loss might result before the opposition could take…
  5. Tempus Time
  6. Tender of performance An offer or attempt to do what is required under a contract or under the law.
  7. Tenere To hold or to keep.
  8. Testamentary capacity The legal ability to make a will.
  9. Testamentary trust A trust set up by a will.
  10. Testator Person who makes a will (Female: testatrix).
  11. testify Answer questions in court.
  12. Testimony The evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not include evidence from documents and other physical evidence.
  13. Third party complaint A pleading filed by a defendant against a third party (not presently a party to the suit) which alleges that the third party is liable for all or part of…
  14. Title A title is a legal document proving ownership of a piece of property. If you are buying real estate you authorize a title search, or examination of…
  15. toll See statute of limitations.
  16. tort A private or civil wrong or injury for which the court provides a remedy through an action for damages.
  17. Toto Whole or complete (also used in toto).
  18. Totum The whole.
  19. trademark See service mark.
  20. Transcript a written copy of spoken or recorded material which is the official or legal copy of a court hearing, also called a court reporter’s transcript.
  21. Treatise A book or writing containing a narrative statement on a field of law.
  22. Trial The examination of facts and law heard by a referee/judge with authority to hear the matter (jurisdiction).
  23. Trial brief A written document prepared for the court and used at trial. It contains the issues to be tried, synopsis of evidence to be presented and case and…
  24. Trust A fiduciary relationship in which a person, called a trustee, holds title to property for the benefit of another person, called a beneficiary.
  25. Trust agreement or declaration The legal document that sets up a living trust. Testamentary trusts are set up in a will.
  26. Trustee A trustee is a person or institution appointed to manage assets for someone else's benefit.
  27. Truth in lending A federal law obligating a lender to give full written disclosure of all fees, terms, and conditions associated with the loan initial period and then…