20 Terms
Contributors in Courts
Courts
unsecured debts
Legal services; Courts
In bankruptcy, debts such as open accounts at department stores for which the debtor has not pledged collateral to guarantee payment.
personal recognizance
Legal services; Courts
In criminal proceedings, the pretrial release of a defendant without bail upon his or her promise to return to court.
grievance
Legal services; Courts
In labor law a complaint filed by an employee regarding working conditions to be resolved by procedural machinery provided in the union contract. An injury, injustice, or wrong which gives ground for ...
burden of proof
Legal services; Courts
In the law of evidence, the necessity or duty of affirmatively proving a fact or facts in dispute on an issue raised between the parties in a lawsuit. The responsibility of proving a point (the ...
affirmed
Legal services; Courts
In the practice of appellate courts, the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.
esquire
Legal services; Courts
In the United States the title commonly appended after the name of an attorney. In English law a title of dignity next above gentleman and below knight. Title also given to barristers at law and ...
law clerk
Legal services; Courts
In the United States, usually a law school student employed by a law firm to do research and other tasks. In the courts, a lawyer (or law school student) employed to do legal research.
