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4cd13926__ENGLISH_Flashcards___Cram_com__acknowledgment | an abbreviation of et alia meaning "and others"¶ [acknowledgment] | et al | [] | 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 | And another.¶ [acknowledgment] | et ano | [] | 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 | Legal mandate authorizing an enforcement officer to remove persons and their personal property from their premises.¶ [acknowledgment] | eviction, warrant of | [] | 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 form of proof or probative matter legally presented at the trial of an issue by the acts of the parties and through witnesses, records, documents, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the minds of the court or the jury¶ [acknowledgment] | evidence | [] | 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, order, motion, application, request, submission etc., made by or granted for the benefit of one party only; done for, in behalf of, or on application of one party only¶ [acknowledgment] | ex parte | [] | 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 formal interrogation of parties and witnesses before trial¶ [acknowledgment] | examination before trial (EBT) | [] | 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) the performance of all acts necessary to render a written instrument complete, such as signing, sealing, acknowledging, and delivering the instruments (2) supplementary proceedings to enforce a judgment, which, if monetary, involves a direction to the sheriff to take the necessary steps to collect the judgment¶ [ac... | execution | [] | 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 official transcript of a document from public records, made in a form to be used as evidence and authenticated or certified as a true copy, (e.g. exemplification of a judgment).¶ [acknowledgment] | exemplification | [] | 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, document or other article produced and exhibited to a court during a trial or hearing and, on being accepted, is marked for identification or admitted in evidence¶ [acknowledgment] | exhibit | [] | 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 authorized act of physically destroying information, in files, computers or other depositories¶ [acknowledgment] | expunge | [] | 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 | Level of proof in a civil action; more than half; more convincing.¶ [acknowledgment] | fair preponderance | [] | 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 fixed charge for service rendered on behalf of court¶ [acknowledgment] | fee | [] | 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 or institution who manages money or property for another, and who must exercise a standard of care in such management activity imposed by law or contract¶ [acknowledgment] | fiduciary | [] | 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's or jury's decision on issues of fact¶ [acknowledgment] | finding | [] | 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 sum imposed as punishment for an offense¶ [acknowledgment] | fine | [] | 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 | Paper instituting the action (e.g., Summons, Motion, Infants's Compromise).¶ [acknowledgment] | first paper | [] | 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 legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes right¶ [acknowledgment] | foreclosure | [] | 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 member of a jury, usually the first juror called and sworn, or a juror elected by fellow jurors, who delivers the verdict to the court¶ [acknowledgment] | foreperson | [] | 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 judicial tribunal or a place of jurisdiction. A meeting for discussion.¶ [acknowledgment] | forum | [] | 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 requirement of the U.S. Constitution that the records and judicial proceedings of one state shall have the same effect in courts of other states with the same jurisdiction.¶ [acknowledgment] | full faith and credit | [] | 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 attach a portion of the wages or other property of a debtor to secure repayment of the debt¶ [acknowledgment] | garnish | [] | 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 owes a debt to a judgment debtor, or a person other than the judgment debtor who has property in his/her possession or custody in which a judgment debtor has an interest¶ [acknowledgment] | garnishee | [] | 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 | person appointed by a court to represent a minor or incompetent for purpose of some litigation¶ [acknowledgment] | guardian ad litem | [] | 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 | "You have the body." - the name given a variety of writs whose object is to bring a person before a court or judge - in most common usage, it is directed to the official or person detaining another, commanding him/her to produce the body of a person detained so the court may determine if such person has been denied his... | habeas corpus | [] | 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 preliminary examination where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision on the basis of that evidence¶ [acknowledgment] | hearing | [] | 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 type of testimony given by a witness who relates not what he/she knows personally, but what others have told the witness, or what the witness has heard said by others; may be admissible or inadmissible in court depending upon rules of evidence¶ [acknowledgment] | hearsay | [] | 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 jury whose members cannot reconcile their differences of opinion and thus cannot reach a verdict¶ [acknowledgment] | hung 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 | the process by which jurors are selected and sworn to their task¶ [acknowledgment] | impaneling | [] | 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 addition of a third party to an action by the defendant.¶ [acknowledgment] | impleader | [] | 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 the judge's chamber out of the presence of the jury and the public¶ [acknowledgment] | in camera | [] | 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 the matter of; concerning.¶ [acknowledgment] | in re | [] | 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 | Regarding the right or title to property.¶ [acknowledgment] | in rem | [] | 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 | lack of legal qualification or fitness (physical, intellectual or moral fitness) to discharge a legally required duty or to handle one's own affairs; also relates to matters not admissible in evidence¶ [acknowledgment] | incompetency | [] | 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 | Security against loss or damages, exemption from penalty or liability, amount paid as compensation under an indemnity agreement.¶ [acknowledgment] | indemnity | [] | 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 number issued by the county clerk, which is used to identify a case - in civil matters there is usually a charge¶ [acknowledgment] | index number | [] | 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 system, established for all civil actions and proceedings heard in Supreme and County Court, which provides for the continuous supervision of each action and proceeding by a single judge (NYS)¶ [acknowledgment] | individual assignment system (IAS) | [] | 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 statement of the nature and substance of the cause of action, for money only, which indicates the amount of the claim. It may be set forth upon the summons or attached to it. INFANT An individual who has not attained the age of eighteen (18).¶ [acknowledgment] | indorsed 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 | a civil proceeding or motion for obtaining court approval of the settlement of an infant's claim¶ [acknowledgment] | infant's compromise | [] | 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 court order for a party to stop doing or to start doing a specific act¶ [acknowledgment] | injunction | [] | 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 which usually is a limited non-jury trial for the purpose of fixing the amount of damages where the plaintiff or defendant alone introduces testimony.¶ [acknowledgment] | inquest | [] | 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 | Among other things.¶ [acknowledgment] | inter alia | [] | 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 | provisional; temporary; not final - refers to orders and decrees of a court¶ [acknowledgment] | interlocutory | [] | 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 by which one having possession of an article or fund claimed by two parties may compel them to litigate the title between themselves, instead of with him/her¶ [acknowledgment] | interpleader | [] | 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 sworn at a judicial proceeding to translate oral or written language¶ [acknowledgment] | interpreter | [] | 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 | written questions propounded by one party and served on an adversary, who must provide written answers thereto under oath¶ [acknowledgment] | interrogatories | [] | 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 dies without a will¶ [acknowledgment] | intestate | [] | 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 joined by court order for trial - the actions are not merged but remain separate and distinct and may result in one or more verdicts and judgments¶ [acknowledgment] | joint 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 determination of the rights of the parties in an action or special proceeding. A judgment shall refer to and state the result of a verdict or decision, or recite the circumstances on which it is based¶ [acknowledgment] | 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 record of the judgment with the supporting papers¶ [acknowledgment] | judgment roll | [] | 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 has served as a judge or justice of a court of record of the Unified Court System, and who no longer is serving in such capacity, except a person who was removed from a judicial position pursuant to Section 22 of Article VI of the Constitution¶ [acknowledgment] | judicial hearing officer (JHO) | [] | 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 geographical, subject matter, and monetary limitations of a court¶ [acknowledgment] | 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 prescribed number of persons selected according to law and sworn to make findings of fact¶ [acknowledgment] | 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 | a body of jurors impaneled to hear a case in which the parties have no right to a jury trial - the judge remains solely responsible for the findings and may accept or reject the jury's verdict¶ [acknowledgment] | jury (advisory) | [] | 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 | directions given by the judge to the jury¶ [acknowledgment] | jury instructions | [] | 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 failure to diligently assert a right, which results in a refusal to allow relief¶ [acknowledgment] | laches | [] | 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 | Eighteen (18) years of age. See CPLR Section 1206.¶ [acknowledgment] | legal age | [] | 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 | system by which legal services are rendered to those in financial need who cannot afford private counsel¶ [acknowledgment] | legal aid | [] | 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 obligation to do, to eventually do, or to refrain from doing something; money owed; or according to law one's responsibility for his/her conduct; or one's responsibility for causing an injury¶ [acknowledgment] | liability | [] | 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 book used for keeping a record of specific documents or events having legal effect¶ [acknowledgment] | liber | [] | 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 claim upon the property of another as security for some debt¶ [acknowledgment] | lien | [] | 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 | Party to a legal action¶ [acknowledgment] | litigant | [] | 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 prepared by counsel for signature of the court (usually based on a memorandum decision)¶ [acknowledgment] | long form order | [] | 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 furnishing by one person to another the means of living, or food, clothing, shelter, etc., particularly where the legal relations of the parties is such that one is bound to support the other, as between parent and child or between spouses¶ [acknowledgment] | maintenance | [] | 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 | person whose testimony on some issue has been judicially determined as relevant and substantial¶ [acknowledgment] | material witness | [] | 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 opinion or decision of a court on a litigated question, giving the court's conclusion on factual and legal issues (this may constitute the order of the court if so stated)¶ [acknowledgment] | memorandum 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 | memorandum in writing, which is a very brief statement of the reasons for a decision, without detailed explanation¶ [acknowledgment] | memorandum opinion | [] | 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 hold in suspense an action that cannot reasonably be tried because a party or witness is in the military service.¶ [acknowledgment] | military 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 | A Court Clerk's Journal of Courtroom proceedings.¶ [acknowledgment] | minute book | [] | 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 record of court proceedings kept by noting significant events¶ [acknowledgment] | 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 trial which has been terminated and declared void prior to the reaching of verdict due to extraordinary circumstance, serious prejudicial misconduct or hung jury - it does not result in a judgment for any party but merely indicates a failure of trial¶ [acknowledgment] | mistrial | [] | 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 | (adj.) unsettled, undecided, not necessary to be decided¶ [acknowledgment] | moot | [] | 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 oral or written request to the court made by a party for a ruling or order¶ [acknowledgment] | motion | [] | 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 initiates the motion¶ [acknowledgment] | movant | [] | 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 | Individual (does not include corporate entities)¶ [acknowledgment] | natural person | [] | 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 | conduct which falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm¶ [acknowledgment] | negligence | [] | 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 | It does not follow¶ [acknowledgment] | non seq. (Non sequitur) | [] | 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 filed with the court placing a cause on the trial calendar¶ [acknowledgment] | note of 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 | A notice with an affidavit of service stating that the attached copy of an entered order or judgment has been served by a party on another party.¶ [acknowledgment] | notice of entry | [] | 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 | Written notice of a petitioner that a hearing will be held in a court to determine the relief requested in an annexed petition.¶ [acknowledgment] | notice of petition | [] | 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 | (now for then) presently considered as if occurring at an earlier date; effective retroactively¶ [acknowledgment] | nunc pro tunc | [] | 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 swearing to the truth of a statement which, if made by one who knows it to be false, may subject one to a prosecution for perjury or other legal proceedings¶ [acknowledgment] | oath | [] | 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 address of counsel prior to offering of evidence¶ [acknowledgment] | opening statement | [] | 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 | evidence given by word of mouth; the oral testimony of a witness¶ [acknowledgment] | oral proof | [] | 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 oral or written direction of a court or judge¶ [acknowledgment] | order | [] | 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 | term has meaning similar to `alimony' except that award, settlement or agreement arises out of non-marital relationship of parties (i.e., non-marital partners)¶ [acknowledgment] | palimony | [] | 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 tract or a plot of land¶ [acknowledgment] | parcel | [] | 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 court room where specified business of a court is to be conducted by a judicial officer¶ [acknowledgment] | part | [] | 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 | Person having a direct interest in a legal matter, transaction or proceeding.¶ [acknowledgment] | party | [] | 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 challenge which may be used to reject a certain number of prospective jurors without assigning any reason¶ [acknowledgment] | peremptory challenge | [] | 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 lying or stating falsely under oath¶ [acknowledgment] | perjury | [] | 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 ordinary jury for the trial of a civil case (so called to distinguish it from the grand jury)¶ [acknowledgment] | petit 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 | a formal written request to a court, which initiates a special proceeding¶ [acknowledgment] | petition | [] | 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 special proceeding, one who commences a formal written application, requesting some action or relief, addressed to a court for determination. Also known as a plaintiff in a civil action¶ [acknowledgment] | petitioner | [] | 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 bringing a civil action¶ [acknowledgment] | plaintiff | [] | 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 | complaint or petition, answer, and reply¶ [acknowledgment] | pleadings | [] | 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 practice whereby the jurors are asked individually whether they assented, and still assent, to the verdict¶ [acknowledgment] | polling the 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 | instrument authorizing one to act legally for another either generally or in a specified matter¶ [acknowledgment] | power of attorney | [] | 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 | previously adjudged action or decision on same or similar point, serving as a rule or example for present guidance¶ [acknowledgment] | precedent | [] | 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 prevent or stop¶ [acknowledgment] | preclude | [] | 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 | for oneself; in one's own behalf; in person; a pro se party is one who, without representation, acts as his/her own attorney¶ [acknowledgment] | pro se | [] | 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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