Law enforcement inquiry – this is the application by the judgment creditor for starting an execution procedure before the local bailiff against the assets of the judgment debtor.

Law enforcement agent – in many jurisdictions this legal term refers to the figure of the bailiff who ensures obedience to laws.

Law – this is the official name of all the legal rules of conduct that have been approved by the local parliament and which are in force over the territory of the concrete country and which must be obeyed by…

Laughing heir – within the sphere of Inheritance Law, this term details the figure of a distant heir who will inherit on the base of a statute, as not expected to inherit initially.

Latent equity – this term detail a legal right known only by the parties for and against whom it exists.

Latent shortcoming – used in the sphere of Property Surveys, this legal term describes a hidden or dormant shortcoming (or defect) that can not be found during usual inspection of the property. In many legal systems such a latent shortcoming…

Last will – within the area of Inheritance Law this term is used to describe a self signed personal will on the latest date and hour, precisely detailed at the end of the will. It ignores all previously signed wills…

Larceny – this term describes an ancient criminal and common law offence covering the unlawful or fraudulent removal of another’s property without the owner’s consent, and includes the taking of property of another person by theft, overtly , by fraud,…

Larcenous intention – within the Real Estate Law, this term refers to the intention to deprive an owner of the value of the real estate, and appropriate it to the use or benefit of the individual who is taking this…

Lapsed will – within the area of Inheritance Law in many jurisdictions, this term details a will that fails to take effect as a result of the death of a legatee before the death of the testator.