2 Terms
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deposition
Legal services; Courts
An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
jurisdiction
Legal services; Courts
(1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which ...
settlement
Legal services; Courts
Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
litigation
Legal services; Courts
A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
complaint
Legal services; Courts
A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
en banc
Legal services; Courts
In the bench or "full bench. " Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U. S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three ...
temporary restraining order
Legal services; Courts
Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a ...
