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lawsuit or suit. Generally, a court action brought by one person, the
plaintiff, against another, the defendant, seeking compensation for some injury
or enforcement of a right.
leading case. Case regarded as having determined the law on a particular
point, thus becoming a guide for later decisions.
legal cause. Substantial factor in bringing about the harm. See also
proximate cause.
legal fiction. Assumption of a fact that may or may not be true made by a
judge to decide a legal question.
liability. An obligation that one is bound in law to perform; usually
involves the payment of money damages.
liberal construction. Judicial interpretation of the law whereby the
judge expands the literal meaning of the statute to meet cases that are clearly
within the spirit or reason of the law. Compare with strict construction whereby
the judge adheres to the literal meaning of the words.
licensee. In civil law, a person who enters land with consent, but
nothing more.
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