parol (p[schwa]-rohlorpar-[schwa]l), adj. 1. Oral; unwritten (parol evidence). [Cases: Evidence 397. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 1159, 1165, 1189.] 2. Not under seal (parol contract). [Cases: Contracts 36, 239. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 76, 415.] parol (p[schwa]-rohlorpar-[schwa]l), n. 1. An oral statement or declaration. 2. Hist. The oral pleadings in a case. “Anciently pleadings were conducted in court […]
work product. Tangible material or its intangible equivalent — in unwritten or oral form — that was either prepared by or for a lawyer or prepared for litigation, either planned or in progress. • Work product is generally exempt from discovery or other compelled disclosure. The term is also used to describe the products of
leges non scriptae (lee-jeez non skrip-tee). [Latin] Hist. Unwritten or customary laws, including ancient acts of Parliament. Cf. LEGES SCRIPTAE.
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lex (leks), n. [Latin “law”] 1. Law, esp. statutory law. 2. Positive law, as opposed to natural law. • Strictly speaking, lex is a statute, whereas jus is law in general (as well as a right). 3. A system or body of laws, written or unwritten, that are peculiar to a jurisdiction or to a
Tangible material or its intangible equivalent — in unwritten or oral form — that was either prepared by or for a lawyer or prepared for litigation, either planned or in progress. • Work product is generally exempt from discovery or other compelled disclosure. The term is also used to describe the products of a party’s
pontiff. 1. Roman law. A member of the council of priests in ancient Rome. — Also termed pontifex. “The specialists who interpreted the Twelve Tables and the unwritten part of the law were called pontiffs. At first they dealt with both sacred law (how to appease the gods) and secular law (how to secure peace
Twelve Tables. Roman law. The earliest surviving legislation enacted by the Romans, written on 12 tablets in the 5th century B.C. • The Tables set out many rights and duties of Roman citizens, including debtors’ rights, family law, wills, torts, civil procedure, and some public law. They substituted a written body of laws, easily accessible
jus (j[schwa]s also joos or yoos), n. [Latin “law, right”] 1. Law in the abstract. 2. A system of law. 3. A legal right, power, or principle. 4. Roman law. Man-made law. • The term usu. refers to a right rather than a statute. Cf. FAS(1); JUS ANTIQUUM; LEX. — Abbr. J. — Also spelled
Roman law. The earliest surviving legislation enacted by the Romans, written on 12 tablets in the 5th century B.C. • The Tables set out many rights and duties of Roman citizens, including debtors’ rights, family law, wills, torts, civil procedure, and some public law. They substituted a written body of laws, easily accessible and binding