National Assembly for Wales a devolved council or parliament cre- ated by the Government of Wales Act 1998. It is chaired by a Presid- ing Officer, the equivalent of the Speaker of the House of Commons, who is responsible for the working of the Assembly and relations with the public. The equivalent of council leader is the First Secretary and the equivalent of council convenor or cabinet minister is Assem- bly Secretary. It has limited powers, mostly those transferred from the Welsh Office. It cannot act beyond its powers or its legislation may be struck down. It has no tax-raising powers.

• judicial separation
• judicial trustee
• junior
• jurat
• jurimetrics
• jurisdiction
• jurisprudence
• juristic person
• jury
• jus administrationis
• jus mariti
• jus quaesitum tertio
• jus relecti
• jus relictae
• justice
• justifiable homicide
• justification
• kangaroo court
• kangaroo procedure
• Kashrut
• KC
• keeper of an animal
• Kelsinian jurisprudence
• kerb-crawling
• kidnapping