10 Terms
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.
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.
