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Category: J

JURISDICTION CLAUSE

a term used in equity cases that are part of a complaint that gives power to courts to hear a dispute.

JURY DUTY

the name given to the time a person serves on a jury.

JURY LIST

he name given to the list of all of the possible jurors .

JURY WHEEL

the name of the apparatus or the receptacle where all the names of potential jurors are placed and from names are picked blindly.

JUDICIAL COGNIZANCE

the term given to the information that a judge must act on regardless of the fact that it is not proved in evidence.

JUDGMENT DOCKET

the record kept by the clerk of court that lists all of the decisions of the court.

JOINT ENTERPRISE

the term used that describes an enterprise that is engaged in by 2 or more people with common interests and goals. See joint adventure; partnership.

JUDGMENT ESTOPPEL BY

this is the term that is a bar against trying a case after certain facts have been accepted to be true.

JUDGMENT BOOK

the name given to the court record book where all judgements are listed and kept on file.

JUDGMENT NOTE

the term given to a note that is against a person who borrows money or buys on an installment plan.

JAILBREAK

The term used to describe an escape from jail that is accompanied by violence and force.

JOINT DEBTOR

the name that is given to the laws allowing the courts to render a judgement against one or more joint debtors.

JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTE

the term given to the controversy seen between labour unions with each claiming a right to represent workers.

JUVENILE COURT

the name of the court that hears matters relating to the offenses committed y minors.

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