Law Lexicon
Judiciary - The branch of government invested with judicial power to interpret and apply the law; the court system; the body of judges; then bench.
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Jurat - Certificate of person and officer before whom a writing is sworn to.
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Jurisdiction - The power or authority of a court to hear and try a case; the geographic area in which a court has power or the types of cases it has power to hear.
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Jurisprudence - The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
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Jury - A certain number of men and women selected according to law and sworn to try a question of fact or indict a person for public offense.
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Justiciable - Issues and claims capable of being properly examined in court.
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Kidnapping - The unlawful and carrying away of a human being by force and against hiswill.
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Knowingly - With knowledge, willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.
Source: Jurist International.
