101. Search

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">1) To examine another's premises to look for evidence of criminal activity. 2) To trade the records of ownership of real property in what is commonly called a "title search."

102. Sealed Verdict

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The decision of a jury when here is a delay in announcing the result. The verdict is kept in a sealed envelope until handed to the judge when the court reconvenes.

103. Seal

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> A device which creates an impression upon paper or melted wax.

104. Scrivener

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A person who writes a document for another, usually for a fee.

105. Scope Of Employment

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Actions of an employee which further the business of the employer and are not personal business, which becomes the test as to whether an employer is liable for damages due to such actions under the doctrine of respondent superior.

106. Scienter

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Latin for "having knowledge."

107. Savings And Loan

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A banking and lending institution, chartered either by a state or the federal government. Savings and loans only make loans secured by real property from deposits.

108. Satisfaction Of Mortgage

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A document signed by a lender acknowledging that a mortgage has been fully paid.

109. Satisfaction Of Judgment

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A document signed by a judgment creditor stating that the full amount due on the judgment has been paid.

110. Sanctuary

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A special criminal law option available in Medieval times to persons who had just committed a crime, allowing them to seek refuge in a church or monastery.