Sanity case – this legal term finds application in the Criminal proceedings. There refers to a lawsuit in which the court has to decide if the convicted is in clear mental capability or not. Only then the court jury could…

Scrip certificate – this legal term finds application in the Corporate Law. There it refers to an official document, issued either by the Companies House (Register of Companies) or by an authorized agent. The scrip certificate showing the shares which…

Scribe – this legal term applies to the Administrative Law in some jurisdictions. Scribe refers to the figure of an employee who keeps the Municipal or City archives. His duties include also issuing copies of these to citizens on request,…

Scratch order – this legal term finds application in the court Trials. Scratch order refers to handwritten resolution, order or decree by the judge, which is non-readable. Usually, this is due to illegibility. So the party cannot understand it. And…

Scottish Land Court – this is the name of a court body in Edinburgh, Scotland, which jurisdiction is related to legal matters of Scottish farming and crofting and agricultural renting. The Court does not have universal jurisdiction dough to deal…

Scotch verdict – this legal term has two meanings: 1) In the context of Scottish Criminal Law, it refers to a criminal lawsuit, where the guilt has not been fully proven. So it is allowed as an alternative of “verdict…

Scotch marriage – This legal term finds application in the Scottish Family Law. Scotch marriage refers to a type of marriage that has not been performed via any specific procedure. Therefore the official Authorities have not sanctioned it. Scotch marriage…

Score sheet – this term finds application in the Criminal Law in some jurisdictions. There it refers to the concrete pointing of the particulars of the crime. Therefore these specifics will lead to the frames of the expected court sentence.…

Scoping – in some jurisdictions, the protocol from the court hearing is written in rough form. Then A court employee called “scopist” re-writes it in details, or fill in additionally. Finally, he then passes it to the reporter for their review…

Scope of authority – this term applies to the Law of contracts. It refers to situations where a proxy or agent has acted on the basis of a letter of authorization. The scope of authority aims to find out if…