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15 Cards in this Set
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Lawsuits
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or cases in which a court is asked to settle a dispute.
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Compensation
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or being made whole for harm caused by another person's acts.
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Damages
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Which means money that is paid in an effort to make up for a loss
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Equity
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the use of general rules of fairness, to settle conflicts
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Injunction
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an order to do or not do a certain act.
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contracts
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or legal agreements betweeb buyers and sellers.
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complaint
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a legal document that charges someone with having caused harm.
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Answer
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the defendant's written respon to a complaint
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summons
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, an order to appear in court
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Discovery
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the process of gathering evidence before a trial
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Subpoena
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a court order to produce a witness or document
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deposition
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the record of answers to questions asked of a witness before a trial
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mediation
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is a process by which people agree to use a third party to help them settle a conflict
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Arbitration
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the use of a third person to make a legal decision that is binding on all parties
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Small claims cout
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is a civil cout that people use when the amount of money they want to recover is small usually not more than 3,000
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