Legal Definitions - Legal Writing Institute

The Legal Writing Institute (LWI) is a nonprofit organization that was established in 1984 to promote the exchange of information and ideas about the teaching of legal writing. It is mainly composed of legal-writing teachers at American law schools. The LWI aims to improve the teaching of legal writing through research and scholarship, a biennial conference, an annual survey of legal-writing programs, an active listserv, and publications that include a journal called Legal Writing.

Legal wrong refers to an action that violates the law or infringes on someone's legal rights. For example, stealing someone's property is a legal wrong because it is against the law and violates the owner's right to possess their property.

Legare is a Latin term used in Roman law. It means to bequeath one or more specified items to someone other than an heir, or to make such a bequest to an heir in advance of the estate's division between the heirs. For instance, if a person writes a will and leaves their car to their friend instead of their children, they are legating the car to their friend.