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pro se
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A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
uphold
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The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
petit jury
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A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six ...
case law
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The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
remand
Legal services; Courts
When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
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