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| Someone who has made a valid will |
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| A person appointed by the court to manage or take charge of the assets and liabilities of a decedent |
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| A lawsuit; a legal action; refers to civil actions only |
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| Latin for "the sake of, or manner of form"; for example, this kind of decree is a decision rendered not on a conviction that something was right, but merely to facilitate further proceedings |
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| A person who testifies under oath at a trial, hearing, etc |
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| To bear witness to a fact; to affirm somthing as true |
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| Quality or condition of being true, factual, or real; a statement, principle, or belief that is true |
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| To certify or attest to the validity of a signature on documents |
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| Court of general or extensive jurisdiction; often has different meanings in different states; for example, trial courts or courts of intermdediate jurisdiction between trial courts and appellate courts |
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| First pleading of the plaintiff setting out facts on which the claim for relief is based |
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| Constitutes the plaintiff's course of action and defendant's ground of defense |
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| Formal, written order of a court ordering someone who is not in court to do or not to do something |
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| First pleading of a defendant addressing the merits of the case |
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| Person defending or denying; the party against whom relief or recovery is sought |
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| Latin for "of itself"; voluntarily; for example, a court declares a mistrial by itself without motion by either adverse party |
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| Words in a judicial opinion that are unnecessary for the decision of the case |
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| A male who makes or has made a valid will; also, one who dies leaving a will |
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| Someone who makes and offers a statement made under oath; someone who subscribes to an affidavit |
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| Someone who becomes responsible for the performance of a third party |
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| Latin for "from the office"; duties that an incumbent of an office must perform |
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| A person presently in possession of an office or position |
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| Having legal force; authorized by law |
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| May add, delete, or modify various provisions of a will |
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| A provisional decree, which will be made permanent unless cause can be shown against it |
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| A judgment, the provisions and terms of which are settled and agreed to by both parties |
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| Someone under the age of legal majority, usually under 18 years of age |
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| A special guardian appointed by the court to represent an infant, ward, or unborn person in a particular case |
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| A male named by a maker of a will, who is the testator, to carry out the directions as set forth in the will |
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| Latin for "body of law"; a book containing a collection of laws |
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| List of persons summoned for jury duty and from whom a jury may be chosen |
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| To make a list of thsoe selected for jury duty |
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| Lawful, legitimate, a matter of law |
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| Latin for "body of crime"; the proof that a crime has been committed |
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| Latin for "pending the lawsuit"; matters which are contingent upon the determination of a pending lawsuit |
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| Defendant files a cause of action he has against any of the parties who filed the complaint against him |
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| Having no legal force; unenforceable |
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| Failure to carry out an obligation; omissions to do that which ought to have been done by someone |
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| Not valid; an act having no legal force |
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| A truth or proposition drawn from another, which is supposed or is admitted to be true, it is deducted as a logical consequence from other facts |
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| Presentation by a party to refute or oppose testimony given by a witness that states it is not true |
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| To declare an act or thing to be a crime and to prescribe punishment for it |
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| An order by superior court; for example, an appellate court, so an inferior court commanding the latter to certify and return the record of a particular case; the writ is issued to determine if there were any irregularities |
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| Essential to support an arrest without a warrant |
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| Having more evidence for than against |
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| Requires a suspect to be promptly charged or else incriminating statements made by her/him will be suppressed |
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| Marital rights of both husband and wife toward each other; also, in civil law, the joining of several parties in one lawsuit |
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| A civil wrong committed by one person against another; a wrong for which one has the right to bring a suit for recovery in a civil court |
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| To void a law by legislative repeal |
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| Money compensation by someone who has been injured or suffers a loss becuse of another |
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| False testimony given under oath |
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| A written testimony of a witness given under oath; a method for determining the exact claims of an opposing party |
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| Someone who gives a deposition |
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| A word for word account of the deposition |
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| Compels someone to bring certain specified documents and other items to court when she answers the subpoena |
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| A formal declaration that a case will not be prosecuted |
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| Oral evidence; testimony of a witness given orally; |
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| Conditional release from prison allowing a person to serve the remainder of his term outside the prison with certain conditions attached |
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| Second offender or habitual criminal |
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| Postponement; to delay briefly; continuance |
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