Legal Terminology Flashcards

Legal Terms and Definitions

• Abjure: To formally renounce or give up rights, often in a legal context.
• Jurisdiction: Refers to an area of authority or control that defines the right to administer justice.
• Jury: A group of individuals sworn to uphold the law, responsible for determining the truth in legal proceedings.
• Just: Describes actions or laws that are lawful and fair.
• Justice: The concept of fairness and rightfulness in law and societal conduct.
• Justification: The act of proving that a claim or action is valid or true.
• Justify: To provide evidence or reasoning that supports or proves a point.
• Perjury: The crime of lying under oath, violating legal honesty commitments.

Word Roots and Their Meanings

• Jur, jus, jud: Root words associated with law or justice, forming the basis of many legal terminology.
• Junct: Meaning to join or connect, often used in contexts involving unification.
• Flect, flex: Roots that convey the action of bending, applicable in various contexts including physical and metaphorical.
• Dic(t): Means to say or tell; forms the base for terms related to speech and declaration.
• Auto: Indicates self, used in various terms relating to autonomy or independence.
• Phon, phono, phone: Relates to sound or voice; frequently used in definitions of audio-related concepts.
• Ben, bene, bon: Denotes goodness, often used in terms signifying positive attributes.
• Mal, male: Indicates badness or negativity, frequently forming the basis of terms related to harm.
• Man, manu: Refers to hand; relevant in contexts that involve manipulation or handling.
• Rupt: Pertains to breaking or bursting; often used in terms describing fractures or interruptions.
• Vit, viv, bio: Related to life; signifies the essence of living beings.
• Tele-: A prefix meaning far or distant, often used in communication technologies.
• ARCH: Indicates rule or dominance, seen in words referring to authority.
• IMPER: Implies command or leadership, often found in authoritative or governmental contexts.
• Hydr: Pertains to water, crucial in environmental and biological terms.

Example Sentences for Clarity

• Abjure: To prove his honesty, the president abjured the evil policies of the president before him.
• Jurisdiction: The Indianapolis police officer did not have the jurisdiction to arrest the man in Chicago.
• Jury: The jury convicted the defendant of murder.
• Justice: We should try to achieve justice for all people.
• Justification: There is no possible justification for what she did; kicking a baby is wrong.
• Justify: The fact that we are loud today does not justify our teacher treating us badly.
• Perjury: If you lie under oath, you are committing perjury.