20 Terms
Contributors in Courts
Courts
negligence
Legal services; Courts
Failure to use care which a reasonable and prudent person would use under similar circumstances.
clean air acts
Legal services; Courts
Federal and state environmental statutes enacted to regulate and control air pollution.
antitrust acts
Legal services; Courts
Federal and state statutes to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints, price discriminations, price fixing, and monopolies.
Speedy Trial Act
Legal services; Courts
Federal law establishing time limits for carrying out major events, i.e. indictment, arraignment, etc., in a criminal prosecution.
robbery
Legal services; Courts
Felonious taking of another's property, from his or her person or immediate presence and against his or her will, by means of force or fear.
disbarment
Legal services; Courts
Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law.
transmittal form
Legal services; Courts
Form required in certain courts for transmitting documents for filing.
