20 Terms
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court of original jurisdiction
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A court where a matter is initiated and heard in the first instance; a trial court.
misdemeanor
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A criminal offense lesser than a felony and generally punishable by fine or by imprisonment other than in a penitentiary.
Federal Register
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A daily publication which contains federal administrative rules and regulations.
claim
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A debt owing by a debtor to another person or business. In probate parlance, the term used for debts of the decedent and a procedure that must be followed by a creditor to obtain payment from his ...
without prejudice
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A declaration that no rights or privileges of the party concerned are waived or lost. In a dismissal these words maintain the right to bring a subsequent suit on the same claim.
