Legal Terminology
ISBN: 9780131568044 | 0131568043
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 6/27/2007
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For Legal Secretarial, Paralegal, Legal Assistant, Business Science, Criminal Justice, and Court Reporting programs; also appropriate undergraduate college-level courses in Business Law, Legal Transcription, Law Office Procedures, Introduction to Paralegal, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Legal Systems, Government and the Law, Legal Environment of Business, Computers and the Law, and Legal Word Processing. Legal Terminology, 5e places emphasis on developing an understanding of legal terminology through the study of law itself and on using legal ... MORE
| Practice and Procedure | |
| Court Systems and Jurisdiction | |
| Criminal Trial Procedure | |
| Civil Trial Procedure | |
| Defensive Pleadings | |
| Methods of Discover | |
| Pretrial Hearing and Jury Trial | |
| Steps in a Trial | |
| Terms Used in Criminal Law | |
| Crimes, Accomplices, and Defenses | |
| Crimes Against Property | ... MORE|
| Crimes Against the Person and Human Habitation | |
| Homicide | |
| Crimes Against Morality and Drug Abuse | |
| Terms Used in Law of Torts | |
| Torts and Tortfeasors | |
| Intentional Torts | |
| Negligence and Product Liability | |
| Terms Used in Law of Contracts | |
| Formation of Contracts | |
| Contract Requirements | |
| Third Parties and Discharge of Contracts | |
| Terms Used in Law of Personal Property and Agency | |
| Personal Property and Bailments | |
| Itellectual Property | |
| Law of Agency | |
| Terms Used in Law of Wills and Estates | |
| Wills, Testaments and Advance Directives | |
| Revocation, Lapses, and Ademption | |
| Principle Clauses in a Will | |
| Disineritance and Intestacy | |
| Personal Representative of the Estate | |
| Settling an Estate | |
| Trusts | |
| Terms Used in Law of Real Property | |
| Estates in Real Property | |
| Multiple Ownership of Real Property | |
| Acquiring Title to Real Property | |
| Deeds | |
| Mortgages | |
| Recording System | |
| Airspace and Water Rights | |
| Easements, Restrictions, and Zoning Regulations | |
| Landlord and Tenant | |
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GORDON W. BROWN studied law to become and more knowledgeable teacher with expertise in the legal field. He attended Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA, at night for four years, while teaching during the day. After law school, he became a member of the Massachusetts Bar and took a position as a professor at North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA, where he taught for the next 30 years. Before ending his 38 year teaching career, he taught business, secretarial, and paralegal subjects at Pepperell High School, Pepperell, MA; Endicott College, Beverly, MA; and North Shore Community College. In addition to teaching, he also opened a law office in Beverly, MA, and enjoyed a full-time career of practicing law, writing textbooks, and being a husband to his wife, Jane. He is also the father of 6 very special children, and has 12 grandchildren. In 1998, Mr. Brown was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award from his alma mater, Salem State College. Currently, Mr. Brown continues to be a member of the Massachusetts and Federal Bars.
