joint tenancy
Where two or more persons acquire an equal undivided interest in a property. When one person dies, that person's share automatically goes to the survivor or survivors.

joint venture
A type of business where two or more business organizations cooperate in a particular undertaking. Profits or losses are shared by the participants and taxed in their hands.

judgment
An award granted to a successful party to litigation by the court. The award may include a specific amount of money to be paid to the successful party by the unsuccessful party to the litigation.

jurisprudence
The collection of legal decisions out of which legal principles or rules emerge.