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abstract
summary of a legal document
accord and satisfaction
in contract law, the purchase of a release...
actions
cases, lawsuits
addendum
an additional document added to the origin...
adversary
your opponent in the case
affidavit
a written statement under oath usually witnessed b...
affirm
when a higher court agrees with how the ...
affirmative defense
a defense in response to the complaint that does n...
agreed order
when you and your opponent agree to an issue upon ...
alias summons
a second summons that is issued by the clerk for s...
allonge (pronounced: alonj)
a paper attached to a negotiable instrum...
amend
to fix or change the wording of, usually applied t...
ancillary proceeding
an action that grows out of, or is filed...
annul
to nullify or declare something void or invalid, e...
answer
a formal response that admits or denies the allega...
appeal
requesting a higher court to review the ...
application
motion
arbitration
a method of settling a legal issue outsi...
assignee
an individual or entity that has been given an ass...
assignments
the transfer of rights or property or th...
at issue
the stage of a case when it may be set for trial, ...
attorney of record
the attorney (or sometimes law firm) whose names a...
averment
formal statement of a fact
award
the amount of money the winner of the la...
bankruptcy
a case you file when you cant pay your d...
bar
1. the lawyers allowed to practice law i...
bench trial
a trial where the judge decides the outcome withou...
bequeath
to give property to someone in one's will
bequest
property or money gifted in a will
bind
to make a person is legally responsible ...
bona fide
Latin word for “in good faith”, refers t...
breach
the act of breaking an agreement, typically used i...
brief
a written document each party writes to ...
burden of proof
the obligation to prove your claim is tr...
calendar
the list of cases to be heard in a court...
caption
the block of text at the top of every court docume...
cashier
employees of the court responsible for taking paym...
cause of action
the facts that give one person the right to sue an...
caveat emptor
Latin for “let the buyer beware”, meaning when you...
cease and desist
1. a letter demanding that the recipient stop doin...
certiorari
Latin word (meaning 'to be more fully informed") f...
chambers
the judge's office; often is equipped with a table...
civil
1. a type of case involving private rights, as dis...
clerk
a reference to the clerk of the court, and officer...
codicil
a document that changes a will
compel
force; usually motions to compel request the court...
complaint
the first statement filed with the court starting ...
conciliation
a meeting in which two parties to an action attemp...
consideration
in contract law, the thing given by one person in ...
contempt
an act of deliberate disobedience of rules of cour...
continuance
delaying or postponing a trial or hearing
convey
when you give the title to property to someone els...
counterclaim
an action brought by a defendant against a plainti...
court order
when the court tells someone to do or not to do so...
creditor
someone who is owed money
damages
money paid to the winning side of a lawsuit by the...
debtor
someone who owes money
decedent
a dead person
defamation
hurting a person’s reputation by purpose...
default
when a person fails to do what the court requires ...
default judgment
when the court rules in favor of one side because ...
defer
to put something off until another time. A person...
deliberation
when the jury goes to another room to decide the o...
demand letter
a letter sent by someone in a dispute to their opp...
deponent
person who, under oath, give out-of-court testimon...
depose
take the deposition of someone
deposition subpoena
written demand forcing someone to show up close to...
dictum
short for "obiter dictum" (Latin for "something sa...
discovery
the process of getting information from your oppon...
dismissal without prejudice
a dismissal that does not reach the merits of the ...
disposition
the final decision of the case
docket
1. a list maintained by the clerk of everything th...
docket sounding
a meeting with the judge and everyone whose case i...
documentary evidence subpoena
written demand forcing someone to hand over certai...
domicile
your permanent home, the home you always intend to...
duces tecum
Latin for "bring with you;" when used in the phras...
e-filing
electronic filing, how to send the court documents...
e-service
sending electronic copies (e-mails) of documents y...
eminent domain
the state’s right to take someone’s personal prope...
endorse
accepting or transferring the contents of somethin...
escheat
the state’s right to take property that no one has...
estoppel
when you are stopped from making a claim that cont...
ex parte
a legal action or proceeding involving only one pa...
exhibit
1. at trial, a document, record or object that has...
fee waiver
when people with low income are allowed not to pay...
felony
a crime that is punishable with a year or more in ...
foreclosure
when a mortgage lender forces the sale of the prop...
foreign judgment
a judgment that was entered by a court in a differ...
forum
the court or judicial tribunal or the "place" wher...
franchise
a right that a government gives to an individual o...
frivolous
a lawsuit without legal merit
garnish
compelling a third party who owes money to a debto...
good faith
an honest belief or faithful observance of one's d...
guardian
a person appointed by the court to take care of an...
habeas corpus
latin phrase that translates to “you shall have th...
hearing
a meeting with the judge where each side gets to p...
holding
the part of the court's opinion in which it expres...
impleader
the process by which a third person is added to a ...
in camera
Latin for "in chamber," this term refers to a judi...
in camera inspection
a judge's review of evidence outside the presence ...