Law Lexicon
Lapsed gift - A gift made in a will to a person who has died prior to the will-makers death.
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Larceny - Obtaining property by fraud or deceit.
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Law - The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority, derived from court decisions and established by local custom.
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Law Blank - A printed legal form available for preparing documents.
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Law Clerk - Usually a law school student employed by a law firm to do research and other tasks. In the courts, a lawyer (or law school student) employed to do legal research.
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Lawsuit - An action or proceeding in a civil court; term used for a suit or action between two private parties in a court of law.
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Leading question - A question that suggests the answer desired of the witness. A party generally may not ask one's own witness leading questions. Leading questions may be asked only of hostile witnesses and on cross-examination.
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Legal aid - Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford such services.
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Legal process - A formal paper that is legally valid; something issuing from the court, usually a command such as a writ or mandate
Source: Jurist International.
