Katzman, Wylupek LLP Legal Glossary
Legal Glossary:
- Abet
To encourage someone (or assist someone) to commit... - Absolute Discharge
Instead of convicting an accused, a sentencing judge may... - Accident Benefits
Benefits provided to an individual injured in a motor vehicle accident... - Act
A bill passed through legislature that becomes... - Action
A formal civil law proceeding; sometimes called a "lawsuit"... - Adjuster
A person whose occupation is to investigate insurance claims or... - Aid
To provide assistance to someone knowing they... - Appearance
Showing up to court; appearances can be made by... - Assize
A session of a common law court, usually to hear serious cases... - At Bar
A definition used to describe a case that is... - Attendant Care
A type of accident benefit to support an individual with... - Attorney General
Main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions... - Automatism
An act where a person is not aware of his... - Bail
"Judicial interim release"; the pledge of cash to secure the release... - Bill
A proposed Act or Statute... - Bona Fide
Latin; meaning good... - Break and Enter
Intent to commit a crime by wrongfully breaking any part... - Brain Injury
An injury that has impaired brain function. Brain injuries may affect... - Canadian Bill of Rights
A federal statute and bill of rights passed by Parliament in 1960... - Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Signed into law in 1982, a part of the Constitution of Canada guaranteeing certain political... - Caregiver Benefit
A benefit that is paid weekly to compensate a family when the... - Case Manager
A healthcare professional who organizes the delivery of services... - Catastrophic Impairment
The most severe type of personal injury. This type of impairment... - Caveat
A formal warning. - Challenge for Cause
The right of a party involved in a jury trial to remove a juror... - Conspiracy
An agreement between two or more persons... - Circumstantial Evidence
Evidence which does not prove truth in an issue directly, but may... - Cite or Citation
Reference to a published or... - Claim
A formal document stating a requested right... - Claimant
A person who has been injured and has requested... - Co-Conspirator
An individual who has been charged or uncharged and is... - Compensatory Damages
Monetary awards to the plaintiff for damages that have actually... - Concurrent Sentence
Legal sentences for different offences... - Conditional Discharge
Certain conditions laid out by a judge that need to be satisfied by the accused,... - Conditional Sentence
A sentence of person of less than two years ordered to be served while... - Consecutive Sentence
A sentence for an offence that must be served consecutively, rather... - Contemnor
A person who has been convicted... - Contempt of Court
A common law offence that is disobedient, obstructive... - Cross Examination
The examination (asking questions) of a witness... - Damages
A cash compensation awarded after a personal injury... - Deductible
A legislative amount that a Defendant has the right to deduct from the total... - Defendant
The individual, company or organization being sued in a personal injury lawsuit, most... - Direct Evidence
Differs from circumstantial evidence, direct evidence is the recounting.. - Duty
A legal obligation to take action or not take action as specified... - Economic Loss
When compensation is being determined to a personal injury victim, it is necessary to... - Emotional Distress
Personal injury victims may require compensation for emotional distress... - Examination in Chief
Also referred to as direct examination, whereby a lawyer has the opportunity... - Extortion
Wrongful threats or violence to an individual through the use of aggression... - False Pretence
A fictitious representation of a fact (past or present) made by an individual... - First Degree Murder
Unlawful murder that is planned and deliberate, or murder committed by one... - Forseeability
Anticipation that a personal injury may occur through the action... - Fraud
A knowingly deceitful or deceptive wrong act intended to manipulate... - Functional Limitations
Restrictions in physical and mental capabilities that occur as a result... - Future Damages
An evaluation of future costs incurred as a result of a personal injury... - Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
A neurological scale used to assess the degree of brain impairment from a personal... - Health Care Expenses
Health Care Expenses are a broad category of tort entitlement and benefits... - Homicide
The deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another, also referred... - Income Replacement Benefits
Benefits that any person injured in a car accident has the right to receive... - Insane Automatism
An act where a person is not aware of his or her actions or the consequences... - Intentional Torts
Personal injuries caused out of malevolence, stubbornness or... - Intermittent Sentence
A sentence of less than 90 days that can be served in sections,... - Law Reports
Accurate reportings of... - Law Society
A legislative body created by the Legal Professions Act to which all lawyers... - Legislation
The act of making (writing) or... - Legislature
The provincial equivalent of the federal Parliament (elective) called the Legislative... - Limitations Period
A period of time after a personal injury incident for legal proceedings... - Long-time Offender
A wrongdoer convicted of numerous offences who has demonstrated... - Loss of Consortium
Loss of interest in sexual activity between partners as the outcome... - Maximum Sentence
The longest possible term of imprisonment or fine that can... - Mediation
A process in civil law proceedings where negotiations involve a third party to... - Minimum Sentence
The smallest amount of time that can be... - Negligence
A failure to act as a reasonable person under the same circumstances. Negligence can be... - Non-Earner Benefit
A personal injury accident benefit that can be requested by individuals who were... - Non-Insane Automatism
A disassociative state not caused by a disease of the mind where the person... - Offence
A liable violation of a section of the Criminal Code, in which... - Pardon
A pardon is a government decision to allow someone who has served a sentence to be free... - Parole
An early, conditional release of persons serving sentences in prison. A parole officer... - Particulars
Detailed information or facts... - Personal Injury Law
Law practice that centres on persons who have been injured in an... - Plaintiff
The person who initiates a law suit stating that they have been... - Pleading
The core documents exchanged between parties in a law suit that sets out facts... - Pre-Claim Examination
An option for an assessment by the insurance company/adjuster before any claims are paid. Prior to paying... - Preliminary Inquiry
An initial inquiry heard before a Provincial Court Judge to determine... - Presumption of Innocence
A primary belief of criminal law that assumes every person charged with... - Pre-Trial Conference
A meeting between the plaintiff's lawyer, the defendant's lawyer and a Superior... - Privilege
A legal advantage or right to keep some very limited kinds of communications... - Product Liability Law
Law for which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who... - Punitive Damages
are special and highly exceptional damages meant to punish... - Reasonable Doubt
The test for guilt in a criminal law case which requires the trier of fact... - Reasonable Person Standard
A standard test in personal injury law cases where the Defendant's actions... - Registry
A court office where documents... - Self-Defence
A justified force of action used to defend oneself, one's property... - Specific Deterrence
An objective of sentencing, which in a proper case requires a term of imprisonment... - Statement of Claim
A document prepared by the Plaintiff's lawyer claiming the facts relied upon... - Statement of Defence
A document prepared by the Defendant's lawyer in response to... - Statute
A law or Act enacted by Parliament... - Strict Liability Law
Theory in Product Liability Law that states that a company does not need to be... - Suspended Sentence
After sentencing, a judge may wish to suspend the passing of the sentence... - Theft
An offence committed when an individual steals an item... - Threshold
Testing standards used to determine if an injured person involved in a car accident can qualify... - Tort Law
An area of law that involves an injury to a person or property or wrong committed by the Defendant... - Uttering
Action of using a false... - Writ of Summons
A legal command given by an individual (plaintiff) directing a person... - Young Offenders Act
A federal statute that governs the examination of persons under the age...
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