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Legal terms wk 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subornation | the procuring of another to commit perjury |
| Sui Juris | a person having full social and civil rights |
| Transcript | a written, word-for-word record of what was said in a proceeding |
| Unlawful Detainer Action | a lawsuit brought by a landlord against a tenant to evict the tenant from rental property, usually for nonpayment of rent |
| Venue | the geographic area in which a court has jurisdiction |
| Warrant | court authorization, most often for law enforcement officers, to conduct a search or make an arrest |
| Appellee | party who opposed an appellant's appeal, and who seeks to persuade the appeals court to affirm the district court's decision |
| Battery | crime involving intentional and nonconsensual contact with another person's body or something attached or considered to be a part of them, including clothing or an umbrella |
| Capital Offense | a crime punishable by death |
| Cause of Action | a legal claim |
| Claim | a creditor's assertion of a right to payment from a debtor or the debtor's property |
| Consortium | legal right of one to the company, affection, and service of another |
| Conviction | a judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant |
| Dedimus | the name of a writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge |
| Dictum | nonessential statement in a judicial decision |
| Discovery | procedures used to obtain disclosure of evidence before trial |
| Ex Post Facto | after the fact |
| Exclusionary Rule | doctrine that says evidence obtained in violation of a criminal defendant's constitutional or statutory rights is not admissible at trial |
| Injunction | court order preventing one or more named parties from taking some action |
| Libel | defamation conveyed by sight |
| Mortgage | a conditional conveyance of realty designed to be security for the payment of money and which "dies" upon full payment; a debt; a pledge |
| Per Curiam | for the court |
| Petty Offense | a federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison |
| Quitclaim | to release a claim; release title to another |
| Res Judicata | when a legal decision is based on precedent, it is based on set laws |
| Subpoena | a command, issued under a court's authority, to a witness to appear and give testimony |
| U.S. Attorney | a lawyer appointed by the president in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government |
| Unliquidated Claim | a claim for which a specific value has not been determined |
| Verdict | the decision of a trial jury or a judge that determines he guilt or innocence of a criminal defendant or that determines the final outcome of a civil case |
| Writ of Certiorari | an order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case which it will hear on appeal |
| Caseload | the number of cases handled by a judge or a court |
| Chattels | goods; personal property; non-realty |
| Citation | a reference to legal authorities and precedents to establish a case at law |
| Consecutive Sentence | prison terms for two or more offenses to be served one after the other |
| Contract | an agreement between two or ore people that creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing |
| Default Judgment | a judgment awarding a plaintiff the relief sought in the complaint because the defendant has failed to appear in court or otherwise respond to the complaint |
| Derogate | to lessen; to impair; to take away from |
| Due Process | constitutional guarantee that a defendant will receive a fair and impartial trial |
| Encumbrance | a claim; a liability; a lien |
| Et Ux | and wife |
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