20 Terms
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parol evidence rule
Legal services; Courts
Oral evidence may not be produced as evidence to controvert written evidence if the written document was intended to be a complete statement of the agreement.
per curium
Legal services; Courts
By the court; used when the entire court, rather than an individual justice, is credited with writing an opinion.
perpetuating testimony
Legal services; Courts
Previously taken testimony, usually the deposition of a seriously ill person, that is allowed to be presented at trial is termed as perpetuating testimony.
interrogatories
Legal services; Courts
Written questions to a party that must be answered under oath(example: Describe the events that led up to the accident?)
impertinence
Legal services; Courts
A claim that some evidence may be relevant to the issue being discussed, but that the issue is irrelevant to the trial.
notice pleading
Legal services; Courts
States that require only that a complaint generally inform the defendant of the allegations against them, as opposed to fact-pleading states.
notice of appeal
Legal services; Courts
The vehicle by which the case is taken from the trial court to the appellate court.The notice of appeal is typically filed with the trial court.
