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Dataset · MLC-0107 · [FULL TEXT]

Law terminology

1Description

Law terminology. 241 terms with definitions, abbreviations, synonyms and references. Every term is published as its own page, A to Z.

2Schema

Table 1. Fields
FieldTypeDescriptionExample
idstringStable MLchart term identifierMLC-T-LAW-000164
termstringHeadword as publishedpetit jury
fieldstringField of the datasetLaw
definitionstringDefinition text; several definitions are numberedA group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at...
abbreviationstringAbbreviation or acronymALJ
synonymsarrayEquivalent termsTrial jury
see_alsoarrayRelated terms in the same fieldJury, Grand jury
referencesarrayPublications cited for the definitionU.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms
urlstringCanonical page of the termhttps://mlchart.com/terminology/law/petit-jury/

3Sample records

Sample record

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000164",
  "term": "petit jury",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of at least six persons. See “jury” and “grand jury.”",
  "synonyms": [
    "Trial jury"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Jury",
    "Grand jury"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/petit-jury/"
}

4Browse

Table 2. Terms by initial
InitialTermsFromTo
A21acquittalautomatic stay
B12bailBusiness bankruptcy
C41capital offensecreditor
D18damagesdue process
E10en bancExemptions
F8Family farmerfraudulent transfer
G1grand jurygrand jury
H3habeas corpusHome confinement
I10Impeachmentissue
J10Joint administrationjury instructions
L5lawsuitlitigation
M9Magistrate judgeMotion to lift the automatic stay
N4No-asset caseNonexempt assets
O5Objection to dischargeOral argument
P31panelprosecute
R6Reaffirmation agreementReverse
S23sanctionsummary judgment
T7temporary restraining ordertrustee
U9Undersecured claimU.S. trustee
V3venuevoir dire
W5Wage garnishmentwrit of certiorari

Acronyms and abbreviations: 5 entries with expansions.

All terms

5Uses

  • Domain adaptation and fine-tuning of language models
  • Term extraction, entity recognition and entity linking
  • Glossary, thesaurus and ontology construction
  • Search query expansion and synonym mapping
  • Evaluation sets for definition and question answering tasks

6Citation

@misc{mlchart_terminology_law_2026,
  title     = {Law terminology},
  author    = {MLchart},
  publisher = {MLchart},
  year      = {2026},
  version   = {2026.10},
  url       = {https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/}
}

MLchart. (2026). Law terminology (Version 2026.10) [Data set]. https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/

7Access

The full Law terminology dataset (MLC-0107), 241 records. Delivered as JSONL, CSV or Parquet under a commercial licence.

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