Tech Dictionary
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Acquittal
Law
A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
Adjudication
Law
The act of a court in making an order, judgment, or decree
Affiant
Law
The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit
Affidavit
Law
A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court
Alibi
Law
A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place
(n.) (See:legalage,majority
Allegation
Law
A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof
Amendment
Law
A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc
Amicus Curiae
Law
An impartial adviser, often voluntary, to a court of law in a particular case
Annulment
Law
A legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void
Antitrust
Law
Relating to legislation preventing or controlling trusts or other monopolies, with the intention of promoting competition in business
Appeal
Law
A legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
Appellant
Law
A person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
Appellee
Law
The respondent in a case appealed to a higher court
Arbitration
Law
The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute
Arraignment
Law
A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted by law
Assault
Law
A physical attack
Asset
Law
A useful or valuable thing, person, or quality
Assignee
Law
A person to whom a right or liability is legally transferred
Attorney
Law
A person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters
Bail
Law
The temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court
Bankruptcy
Law
The state of being completely lacking in a particular quality or value
Battery
Law
The crime or tort of unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but merely menacing or offensive
Beneficiary
Law
A person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy
The failure, without legal excuse, of a promisor to perform the obligations of a contract