31. Sublease

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The subsequent lease of property that is itself leased; with the primary tenant retaining an interest in the original lease.

32. Sub Judice

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> A matter that is still under consideration by a court.

33. Subinfeudation

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The process whereby, under the feudal system of tenure, a person receiving a grant of land from a lord, could himself become a landlord by subdividing a subletting that land to others.

34. Stockholder

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">shareholder in a corporation

35. Stirpes

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Latin, the offspring of a person

36. Steal

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The taking of something from another without any legal right to do so.

37. Stay Of Execution

an order that temporarily holds the execution of a court judgment; either administered for a set time period or until further consideration by the court

38. Stay

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">1) To stop; suspend; also known as a stay of proceedings 2) when a law suit is suspended either indefinitely or until the occurrence of a condition imposed by the court.

39. Statutory Rape

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A statutory rape which allows for conviction regardless of the consent, such as with a minor.

40. Statutes

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The written laws approved by legislatures, parliaments or elected or appointed houses of assembly. Also known as legislation.