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Combined DoJ Glossaries of Legal Terms
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Glossary | New Zealand Ministry of Justice
An officer of the District Court who manages and enforces fines and serves some court documents. barrister. A lawyer who presents cases in senior courts. beyond ...
HOLDER IN DUE COURSE - A term that describes a person or other legal entity (such as a financial institution) who "holds" or owns a negotiable instrument ( ...
Law: Glossary of Legal Terms - Library Guides
A proceeding in which a criminal defendant is told the charges against them and asked to plead guilty, not guilty, or no contest.
Legal Terminology | Interpreter Education
The original manual set forth some 900 commonly used legal terms. Words were alphabetically listed, each with its sign or short phrase description. Each word or ...
Glossary of Legal Terms and Phrases - The Inner Temple Library
An authoritative guide to bringing, defending and appealing civil proceedings in England and Wales (found in Room H of the Inner Temple Library, filed under C).
Guide to Legal Terms | Purdue Global Law School
This glossary of legal terms has more than 200 entries to help non-lawyers, law students, legal staff, and practicing attorneys understand legal phrases.
Legal Glossary - State Attorney Ninth Judicial Circuit
A process or act of a judge convicting a defendant of a crime. It amounts to a final judgment. A judgment rendered by the court after a finding of guilt.
A to Z of legal phrases - Plain English Campaign
... legal definitions. The terms and explanations are for the law in England and Wales. This is very much a 'work in progress', and we welcome any corrections ...
Glossary of Legal Terms | Fulton County Superior Court, GA
acquit: the act of freeing a person from the charge of an offense by means of a decision, verdict or other legal process; to discharge action.
Glossary | The Judicial Learning Center
a legal system in which the plaintiff and defendant oppose one another in front of a neutral party – the judge or the jury.
Glossary of Legal Terms - National Cooperative Parenting Center
Parents may refer to a “50/50” or “equal custody” arrangement related to decision-making and physical custody.
Glossary Terms Archive - The Legal Aid Society
Glossary · A formal certification of innocence for a person who has been charged with a crime. · A temporary postponement of a case until a ...
legal glossary.xlsx - Pierce County
action. Proceeding taken in a court of law. Synonymous with case, suit, lawsuit. adjudication. A judgment or decree. Administrator. 1. One who administers the ...
Legal Glossary | Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Abandonment A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care, supervision, support or parental contact for an excessive period of time.
A court order giving a person the right to enter a specified location, place, receptacle, etc. to search for specific objects.
Legal Glossary - Law Office of Len Conner
Legal Glossary | Family Law, Divorce, Child Support, Child Custody. A abuse of discretion: A standard of review used by appellate courts to review decisions of ...
Glossary of Legal Terminology English - German
arraign (to formally advise defendant of the charges at an initial court appearance)- v. vor. Gericht bringen; anklagen (for wegen + akk.) arraignment (legal ...
Plain Language Law Dictionary - Rocket Lawyer
Consideration: 1. A term applied when a matter has been heard and decided; consideration has been given. 2. A matter of contract wherein one party agrees to do ...
Glossary of Court Terms | Martin County Clerk
This "Glossary of Terms" is not intended to be a definitive legal definition of terms, but, is merely provided to assist the public with a general ...
Death
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms.