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1. Lunatic

an individual of unsound mind.

2. Lower Court

le="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">1) any court of lesser rank, such as municipal or justice court below a superior or county court, a superior or county court below an appeals court, or an appeals court below thelass="ecxApple-converted-space"> 
U.S. Supreme Court. 2) a reference in appeal to the trial court which originally heard the case.

3. Loss Of Consortium

the inability of one's spouse to have normal marital relations, which is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

4. Loss Of Bargain

the inability to complete a sale of other business deal, caused by another's breach of contract, intentional interference with one's business, negligence or some other wrongdoing.

5. Loss

1) the value placed on injury or damages due to an accident caused by another's negligence. The amount of monetary damages can be determined in a lawsuit. 2) when expenses are greater than profits, the difference between money spent and income.

6. Long-term Offender

A convicted person for whom a court states there is a substantial risk of re-offending.

7. Long Arm Statues

Each court is bound to a territorial jurisdiction and does not normally have jurisdiction over persons that reside outside of that jurisdiction.

8. Loiter

To waste time; to linger or hang around in a public place or business where one has no particular or legal purpose.

9. Locus

Latin, "place", it means "place which" this or that occurred.

10. Lobby

to urge public officials to support specific measures; generally used as in to "lobby for a bill"

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