20 Terms
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bench trial
Legal services; Courts
Also known as court trial, it's a trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.
dissent to disagree
Legal services; Courts
An appellate court opinion setting forth the minority view and outlining the disagreement of one or more judges with the decision of the majority.
accomplice
Legal services; Courts
1. A partner in a crime. 2. A person who knowingly and voluntarily participates with another in a criminal activity.
bar
Legal services; Courts
1. Historically, the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges, lawyers, and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly, the term means the who body of ...
administrator
Legal services; Courts
1. One who administers the estate of a person who dies without a will. 2. A court official.
affirmative defense
Legal services; Courts
A defense raised in a responsive pleading (answer) relating a new matter as a defense to the complaint; affirmative defenses might include contributory negligence or estopped in civil actions; in ...
