11 Terms
Contributors in Courts
Courts
paperbound supplement
Legal services; Courts
A temporary supplement to a book or books to update the serve.
prosecutor
Legal services; Courts
A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters. In criminal cases, the prosecutor has the responsibility of deciding who and when to ...
living trust
Legal services; Courts
A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. (Also called inter vivos trust.)
spendthrift trust
Legal services; Courts
A trust set up for the benefit of someone who the grantor believes would be incapable of managing his or her own financial affairs.
support trust
Legal services; Courts
A trust that instructs the trustee to spend only as much income and principal (the assets held in the trust) as needed for the beneficiary's support.
Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.)
Legal services; Courts
A uniform law governing commercial transactions. The U.C.C. has been adopted by all states except Louisiana.
