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4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | to hear or try and determine judicially¶ [acknowledgment] | adjudicate | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | An opponent. The defendant is the plaintiff's adversary.¶ [acknowledgment] | adversary | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the system of trial practice in the U.S. and some other countries in which each of the opposing, or adversary, parties has full opportunity to present and establish its opposing contentions before the court¶ [acknowledgment] | adversary system | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | one who swears to an affidavit; deponent¶ [acknowledgment] | affiant | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a sworn or affirmed statement made in writing and signed; if sworn, it is notarized¶ [acknowledgment] | affidavit | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | an affidavit intended to certify the service of a writ, notice, or other document¶ [acknowledgment] | affidavit of service | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | Related by marriage; family relation from one's spouse's family.¶ [acknowledgment] | affinity | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | an act of declaring something to be true under the penalty of perjury by a person who conscientiously declines to take an oath for religious or other pertinent reasons¶ [acknowledgment] | affirm | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | A solemn and formal declaration under penalties of perjury that a statement is true, without an oath.¶ [acknowledgment] | affirmation | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | Upheld, agreed with (e.g.,The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment of the City Court).¶ [acknowledgment] | affirmed | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the assertion, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, setting out what the party expects to prove¶ [acknowledgment] | allegation | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | To assert a fact in a pleading.¶ [acknowledgment] | allege | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a juror selected as substitute in case another juror must leave the jury panel¶ [acknowledgment] | alternate juror | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | To change.¶ [acknowledgment] | amend | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | A Friend of the Court. A non-party to a proceeding that the Court permits to present its views.¶ [acknowledgment] | amicus curiae | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | to make void, as to dissolve the bonds of marriage¶ [acknowledgment] | annul | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a paper submitted by a defendant in which he/she responds to and/or denies the allegations of the plaintiff¶ [acknowledgment] | answer | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a proceeding to have a case examined by an appropriate higher court to see if a lower court's decision was made correctly according to law¶ [acknowledgment] | appeal | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the participation in the proceedings by a party summoned in an action, either in person or through an attorney¶ [acknowledgment] | appearance | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the party who takes an appeal to a higher court¶ [acknowledgment] | appellant | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the party against whom an appeal is taken¶ [acknowledgment] | appellee | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the submission voluntarily or involuntarily of a disputed matter to selected persons and the substitution of their award or decision for the judgment of a court or its confirmation by the court as a judgment of the court¶ [acknowledgment] | arbitration | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a reason given in proof or rebuttal¶ [acknowledgment] | argument | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | whenever the parties to a suit come to a point in the pleadings which is affirmed on one side and denied on the other, they are said to be "at issue"¶ [acknowledgment] | at issue | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | The taking of property into legal custody by an enforcement officer (see specialty section [acknowledgment] | attachment | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the act of witnessing an instrument in writing at the request of the party making the same, and subscribing it as a witness¶ [acknowledgment] | attestation | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | attorney whose name appears in the permanent records or files of a case¶ [acknowledgment] | attorney of record | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | A decision of an Arbitrator.¶ [acknowledgment] | award | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the security given (or posted) to ensure the future appearance of a defendant¶ [acknowledgment] | bail | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | 1. Prohibit - to bar the prosecution of an action. 2. The members of the legal profession.¶ [acknowledgment] | bar | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | The Judge's seat or the judge, himself/herself, (e.g., the attorney addressed the bench)¶ [acknowledgment] | bench | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a case in which the trial of the liability issue in a personal injury or wrongful death case is heard separate from and prior to trial of the damages in question¶ [acknowledgment] | bifurcated trial | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | A written statement of the itemized taxable costs and disbursements¶ [acknowledgment] | bill of costs | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | factual detail submitted by a claimant after a request by the adverse party which details, clarifies or explains further the charges and/or facts alleged in a pleading¶ [acknowledgment] | bill of particulars | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a written or printed document prepared by the lawyers on each side of a dispute and submitted to the court in support of their arguments - a brief includes the points of law which the lawyer wished to establish, the arguments the lawyer uses, and the legal authorities on which the lawyer rests his/her conclusions.¶ [ac... | brief | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a schedule of matters to be heard in court¶ [acknowledgment] | calendar | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the calling of matters requiring parties, or their attorneys, to appear and be heard, usually done at the beginning of each court day¶ [acknowledgment] | calendar call | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | in a pleading, deposition or other paper connected with a case in court, it is the heading or introductory clause which shows the names of the parties, name of the court, number of the case on the docket or calendar, etc.¶ [acknowledgment] | caption | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the court file containing papers submitted in a case¶ [acknowledgment] | case file | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | grounds on which a legal action may be brought (e.g., property damage, personal injury, goods sold and delivered, work labor and services).¶ [acknowledgment] | cause of action | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a document attesting that the parties in a lawsuit are ready to go to trial¶ [acknowledgment] | certificate of readiness | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | Copy of a document signed and certified as a true copy of an original by the Clerk of the Court or other authorized persons (e.g., lawyer).¶ [acknowledgment] | certified copy | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | to testify in writing¶ [acknowledgment] | certify | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a proceeding in the state Supreme Court under Art. 78 of the CPLR to review the decisions or actions of a public official or body, as in a tax certiorari matter, a review of the tax assessed challenge an exception taken to a juror before he/she is sworn challenge for a challenge based on a legally specified reason¶ [ac... | certiorari | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the removal of a suit begun in one county or district to another county or district for trial, though the term may also apply to the removal of a suit from one court to another court of the same county or district¶ [acknowledgment] | change of venue | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | in trial practice, an address delivered by the court to the jury at the close of the case instructing the jury as to what principles of law they are to apply in reaching a decision¶ [acknowledgment] | charge to jury | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | article of personal property¶ [acknowledgment] | chattel | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | 1) summons to appear; 2) reference to authorities in support of an argument¶ [acknowledgment] | citation | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a summary of a trial which is written by a clerk¶ [acknowledgment] | clerk's extract | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | notes, which are taken by a clerk, of events that occurred in court¶ [acknowledgment] | clerk's minutes | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a person in charge of summoning citizens for jury duty¶ [acknowledgment] | commissioner of jurors | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | an order to commit a person to the custody of a sheriff, commissioner of corrections, or mental health facility¶ [acknowledgment] | commitment | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the body of law which originated in England and upon which present day U.S. law is based¶ [acknowledgment] | common law | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | reimbursement for actual loss or injury, as distinguished from exemplary or punitive damages¶ [acknowledgment] | compensatory damages | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the initial pleading in an action formally setting forth the facts and reasons on which the demand for relief is based¶ [acknowledgment] | complaint | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | see eminent domain¶ [acknowledgment] | condemnation | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | Related by blood.¶ [acknowledgment] | consanguinity | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | one who is appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a protected person¶ [acknowledgment] | conservator | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | A joining of two or more actions to be tried together.¶ [acknowledgment] | consolidate | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | two or more actions involving a common question of law or fact may be consolidated by the court; the actions then are merged, becoming one action with one title, and they result in one verdict and one judgment¶ [acknowledgment] | consolidated action | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | an act or omission tending to obstruct or interfere with the orderly administration of justice or to impair the dignity of the court or respect for its authority¶ [acknowledgment] | contempt of court | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | an action which involves disputed issue(s) of fact or law¶ [acknowledgment] | contested action | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a legally enforceable agreement between two or more persons or parties (oral or written)¶ [acknowledgment] | contract | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | to strengthen; to add weight by additional evidence¶ [acknowledgment] | corroborate | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | The statutory sum awarded to the successful party when a judgment is entered. (Section 1901 all Court Acts.)¶ [acknowledgment] | costs | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | Lawyer or attorney.¶ [acknowledgment] | counsel | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | 1. In civil actions, a claim brought by a defendant against the plaintiff for an unlimited amount of money. 2. In small claims/commercial claims, a claim brought by a defendant against the plaintiff for an amount not to exceed the maximum monetary jurisdiction allowed in the small claims/commercial claims court.¶ [ackn... | counterclaim | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | A City Court, District Court or other court that has jurisdiction only over actions authorized by law.¶ [acknowledgment] | court of limited jurisdiction | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a person who transcribes by shorthand or stenographically takes down testimony during court proceedings¶ [acknowledgment] | court reporter | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | questioning by a party or his attorney of an adverse party or a witness called by an adverse party¶ [acknowledgment] | cross- examination | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | claim litigated by co-defendants or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against a party on the opposite side of the litigation¶ [acknowledgment] | crossclaim | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | Monetary compensation or indemnity for wrong or injury caused by the violation of a legal right. 1. Compensatory damages - Reimbursement for actual loss or injury. 2. Exemplary damages - Monetary award by way of punishment for injury caused by aggravated circumstances or malice, in addition to compensation for the inju... | damages | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the stamping on a document of the date it is received¶ [acknowledgment] | date-stamp | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | From the beginning, a new trial.¶ [acknowledgment] | de novo | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the determination reached by a court in any judicial proceeding, which is the basis of the judgment¶ [acknowledgment] | decision | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | one fixing rights of parties without ordering anything to be done¶ [acknowledgment] | declaratory judgment | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a decision or order of the court - a final decree is one which fully and finally disposes of the litigation; an interlocutory decree is a provisional or preliminary decree which is not final¶ [acknowledgment] | decree | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a "default" in an action of law occurs when a defendant omits to plead or otherwise defend within the time allowed, or fails to appear at the trial¶ [acknowledgment] | default | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the party being sued or the party accused of committing the offense charged¶ [acknowledgment] | defendant | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the process by which a panel of jurors comes to a decision on a verdict¶ [acknowledgment] | deliberation | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | One who testifies under oath to the truth of facts.¶ [acknowledgment] | deponent | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | sworn testimony of a witness¶ [acknowledgment] | deposition | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the first interrogation of a witness by the party on whose behalf the witness is called¶ [acknowledgment] | direct examination | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | an instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict¶ [acknowledgment] | directed verdict | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a proceeding whereby one party to an action may be informed as to facts known by other parties or witnesses¶ [acknowledgment] | discovery (or disclosure) | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | termination of a proceeding for a procedurally prescribed reason¶ [acknowledgment] | dismissal | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | Action dismissed on the merits which prevents renewal of the same claim or cause of action.¶ [acknowledgment] | dismissal with prejudice | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | Action dismissed, not on the merits, which may be re-instituted.¶ [acknowledgment] | dismissal without prejudice | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the act of terminating a judicial proceeding¶ [acknowledgment] | dispose | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the result of a judicial proceeding by withdrawal, settlement, order, judgment or sentence¶ [acknowledgment] | disposition | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the effect of a judgment of dissolution of marriage is to restore the parties to the state of unmarried persons¶ [acknowledgment] | dissolution of marriage | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a document which summarizes a case¶ [acknowledgment] | docket | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | that place where a person has a true and permanent home - a person may have several residences, but only one domicile¶ [acknowledgment] | domicile | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | right held by one person to use the land of another for a special purpose¶ [acknowledgment] | easement | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the power to take private property for public use by condemnation, i.e., the legal process by which real estate of a private owner is taken for public use without the owner's consent, but upon the award and payment of just compensation¶ [acknowledgment] | eminent domain | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | to require a person, by writ of injunction from a court of equity, to perform or to abstain or desist from some act¶ [acknowledgment] | enjoin | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | an action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries, and the prevention of threatened illegal action; case in which payment of money damages will not be adequate compensation¶ [acknowledgment] | equitable action (equity matter) | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | the power to distribute equitably upon divorce all property legally and beneficially acquired during marriage by husband and wife or either of them, whether legal title lies in their joint or individual names¶ [acknowledgment] | equitable distribution | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | to stop, bar, or impede¶ [acknowledgment] | estop | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | a rule of law which prevents a person from alleging or denying a fact, because of his/her own previous act¶ [acknowledgment] | estoppel | [] | LEGAL GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS - ENGLISH Flashcards - Cram.com | acknowledgment | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/legal-glossary-definitions-english-1644832 | 25/1438042987155.85_20150728002307-00247-ip-10-236-191-2_383504338_0.json |
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