Tag: Court
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Caption
Caption in United States Caption Definition (1) A taking, or seizing; an arrest. The word is no longer used in this sense. (2) The heading of a legal instrument in which is shown when, where, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed. Principally used in respect to indictments. […]
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Caption
Caption in United States Caption Definition (1) A taking, or seizing; an arrest. The word is no longer used in this sense. (2) The heading of a legal instrument in which is shown when, where, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed. Principally used in respect to indictments. […]
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Clerk of the Court
Clerk of the Court in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982The official recorder of all court business. He or she receives all court papers such as complaints, answers, amendments, motions, and appearances, assigning them numbers according […]
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Clerk of the Court
Clerk of the Court in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982The official recorder of all court business. He or she receives all court papers such as complaints, answers, amendments, motions, and appearances, assigning them numbers according […]
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Cause Of Action
Cause Of Action in United States Cause Of Action Definition The thing done or omitted to be done which confers the right upon the other to sueji that is, the wrong against the plaintiffs which caused a grievance for which the law gives a remedy. 272 111. 156. Matter for which an action may be…
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Cause Of Action
Cause Of Action in United States Cause Of Action Definition The thing done or omitted to be done which confers the right upon the other to sueji that is, the wrong against the plaintiffs which caused a grievance for which the law gives a remedy. 272 111. 156. Matter for which an action may be…
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Affidavit
Affidavit in the United States A written statement of facts. An Affidavit (Civil Process) contains a voluntarily offered representation of information. An Affidavit (Civil Process) is generally used to establish or confirm a point of fact. The person who makes an Affidavit (Civil Process) is […]
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Affidavit
Affidavit in the United States A written statement of facts. An Affidavit (Civil Process) contains a voluntarily offered representation of information. An Affidavit (Civil Process) is generally used to establish or confirm a point of fact. The person who makes an Affidavit (Civil Process) is […]
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Court
Court in United States Court Definition In the legal sense court relates to the law in these commonly used senses: Court refers to the persons assembled under authority of law, at a designated place, for the administration of justice. These persons are the judge (in U.S. law) or judges, […]
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Court
Court in United States Court Definition In the legal sense court relates to the law in these commonly used senses: Court refers to the persons assembled under authority of law, at a designated place, for the administration of justice. These persons are the judge (in U.S. law) or judges, […]
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Appellate Court
Appellate Court in United States Plain-English Law Appellate Court as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):A higher court that reviews the decision of a lower court when a losing party files an appeal. arbitration A procedure for resolving disputes out of court in which […]
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Appellate Court
Appellate Court in United States Plain-English Law Appellate Court as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):A higher court that reviews the decision of a lower court when a losing party files an appeal. arbitration A procedure for resolving disputes out of court in which […]
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Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence in United States Circumstantial Evidence Definition The proof of certain facts and circumstances in a given case from which the jury may infer other connected facts which uusally and reasonably follow according to the common experience of mankind. 272 111. 179. That […]
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Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence in United States Circumstantial Evidence Definition The proof of certain facts and circumstances in a given case from which the jury may infer other connected facts which uusally and reasonably follow according to the common experience of mankind. 272 111. 179. That […]
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Circuit Court
Circuit Court in the United States A federal court that, until 1911, possessed both original and appellate jurisdiction. The circuit court was created by provision of the Judiciary (Judicial Organization) Act of 1789 and was one of the original components of the federal judicial system. The […]