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A monument is a written document or record. A monument may also be a permanent landmark that indicates boundaries and corners of land; a natural or artificial permanent fixture in land that is referred to in a legal description of the land.

Moonlighting is when someone works more than one job at a time. According to USLegal, moonlighting usually refers to when a person holds a second job outside of normal working hours. Therefore, someone could work a normal 9-to-5 job as a primary source of income but work at another night job to earn extra money.

Moot court is a student activity that started at Harvard Law School in 1820 and is now found at almost every American law school. Moot court usually simulates the proceedings of appellate courts but can also simulate the proceedings of tribunals or international dispute resolution bodies.

In a criminal trial, proof to a moral certainty is another way of saying proof "beyond a reasonable doubt." (see also: reasonable doubt).  The equivalent of proof beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that satisfies the judgment and conscience of the jury, as reasonable men, that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged.  The reasonable doubt/ moral certainty standard is described in the Supreme Court case

The concept of “moral rights” refers to certain rights of authors, granted under copyright law and recognized most prevalently in civil law countries.  As defined by the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, an international agreement governing copyright law, moral rights are the rights “to claim authorship of the work and to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modificat

A moratorium is the authorization to either postpone the repayment of debts or performance of obligations or to suspend some activity or law for a period of time, often indefinite in duration, until the purpose for which the moratorium was granted is satisfied or resolved.

A mortality charge is a fee, or deduction in monthly payment, that a person holding a life insurance policy must pay to compensate the insurer for any losses resulting from the potential that the holder will suffer an unexpected death. The average fee is about 1.25% per year. The mortality charge, also known as a “cost of insurance” charge (COI) is calculated according to expectations of future mortality. See: TVPX ARS, Inc. v. Genworth Life and Annuity Ins.

A mortgage broker, also known as a loan broker, is a person who acts as the intermediary between a mortgage lender and a mortgage borrower, and facilitates the real estate transaction for a mortgage.