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15 Cards in this Set
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Contempt of Court |
Acts which impede the court. It can be failure to carry out an order, or it can be disrespectful conduct. |
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Allocution |
Formality of court's inquiry of prisoner as to whether he/she has any legal cause to show why judgment should not be pronounced against him/her on verdict of conviction. |
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Dictum |
In a court's decision, the statement of a rule or principle of law which is not essential to the determination of the issues in a particular case but is used to explain the court's reasoning. |
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Ex Parte |
By of for one person, not adversary. |
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Easement |
A right to access onto, over under, or across real property. |
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De jure |
Legitimate; lawful. |
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Cannon |
A system of correlated rules or standards. |
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Joint tenancy |
An ownership of property by two or more persons; when one joint tenant dies, his/her interest passes to the other tenants. |
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Interlocutory |
Temporary or immediate; not final. |
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Guardian ad litem |
Appointed to protect a minor defendant's interest during specific litigation. |
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et seq |
and following |
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Mandamus |
Order of a higher court directing a lower court to take certain action. |
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Res Gestae |
THings done; especially the acts and declarations admissible in evidence that form the environment of a litigated issue, considered as exception to hearsay rule. |
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Retainer |
The arrangement (of the fee) where a lawyer undertakes to represent a client; usually refers to a continuing arrangement. |
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Supra |
Above, earlier in this document |
