10 Terms
Contributors in Courts
Courts
nonfeasance
Legal services; Courts
Nonperformance of an act which should be performed; omission to perform a required duty or total neglect of duty.
intangible assets
Legal services; Courts
Nonphysical items such as stock certificates, bonds, bank accounts, and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.
ethics
Legal services; Courts
Of or relating to moral action and conduct; professionally right; conforming to professional standards.
ex parte
Legal services; Courts
On behalf of only one party, without notice to any other party. For example, a request for a search warrant is an ex parte proceeding, since the person subject to the search is not notified of the ...
next friend
Legal services; Courts
One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant, a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent, or other person under some disability.
adversary proceeding
Legal services; Courts
One having opposing parties such as a plaintiff and a defendant. Individual lawsuit(s) brought within a bankruptcy proceeding.
