Contributors in Courts

Courts

appearance

Legal services; Courts

The act of coming into court as a party to a suit either in person or through an attorney.

legislation

Legal services; Courts

The act of giving or enacting laws; the power to make laws via legislation in contrast to court-made laws.

burglary

Legal services; Courts

The act of illegal entry with the intent to steal.

entrapment

Legal services; Courts

The act of inducing a person to commit a crime so that a criminal charge will be brought against him.

polling the jury

Legal services; Courts

The act, after a jury verdict has been announced, of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.

change of venue

Legal services; Courts

Moving a lawsuit or criminal trial to another place for trial.

indigent

Legal services; Courts

Needy or impoverished. A defendant who can demonstrate his or her indigence to the court may be assigned a court-appointed attorney at public expense.

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