Contributors in Courts

Courts

statutory

Legal services; Courts

Relating to a statute; created or defined by a law.

civil

Legal services; Courts

Relating to private rights and remedies sought by civil actions as contrasted with criminal proceedings.

on a person's own recognizance

Legal services; Courts

Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond, upon the promise to return to court.

unliquidated debt

Legal services; Courts

Remaining not determined; unassessed or unsettled; in dispute as to the proper amount.

primary authority

Legal services; Courts

Constitutions, codes, statutes, ordinances, and case law sources.

preinjunction

Legal services; Courts

Court order requiring action or forbidding action until a decision can be made whether to issue a permanent injunction. It differs from a temporary restraining order.

probate

Legal services; Courts

Court proceeding by which a will is proved valid or invalid. Term used to mean all proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates such as the process by which assets are gathered; applied to ...

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