26 Terms
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infraction
Legal services; Courts
A violation of law not punishable by imprisonment. Minor traffic offenses generally are considered infractions.
affidavit
Legal services; Courts
A written statement that is signed under the penalty of perjury and sworn to before a person who is officially permitted by law to administer an oath.
pour-over will
Legal services; Courts
A will that leaves some or all estate assets to a trust established before the will-maker's death.
Self-proving will
Legal services; Courts
A will whose validity does not have to be testified to in court by the witnesses to it, since the witnesses executed an affidavit reflecting proper execution of the will prior to the maker's death.
hostile witness
Legal services; Courts
A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked leading questions and may be cross-examined by the party who calls him or her ...
trademark
Legal services; Courts
A word, name, symbol, or devise used by a manufacturer to distinguish his goods from those sold by others.
certiorari
Legal services; Courts
A writ of review issued by a higher court to a lower court. A means of getting an appellate court to review a lower court's decision. If an appellate court grants a writ of certiorari, it agrees to ...
