Legal Articles

These are the monies owed to the receiver who is administering a business that has gone bankrupt.

The term used to describe the refusal to obey a law because it is thought to be unfair or undesirable. It is usually non-violent behaviour.

the term that is used to describe what caused the injury.

the term that is given to the official stenographer who is employed by the court to write down all that has transpired.

This term applies to any evidence that is based on an estimate or a guess and is insufficient to form the basis of a conclusion.

This occurs when a patient has agreed to undergo a medical or surgical procedure and has agreed to the fee to be paid.

the document that certifies a building has been completed to conform with zoning and other standards and is ready to be occupied.

the term that is used in medical circles where the risks that are involved are weighed against the risks of not operating on a patient.

a contempt of court that is committed outside of the court where a person refuses to accept a summons.

This term is used to apply to the death penalty.

This term is applied to the binding promise or obligation that comes from an agreement or contract.

the term that applies to discontinuing a suit that is based on a condition being fulfilled.

the name given when a man’s wife has been or is unfaithful to him.

a right that is based on a matter of the law that has been determined by totally accepted facts.

This term is applied to a verdict where the juries come to a compromise to reach a verdict. It does not conform properly to a trial by jury.

an act of omission or commission where a person demonstrates the wilful disregard to the rights of other people that results in possible or actual harm.

an offense that is categorised by a person’s failing to perform an act that is required.

the certain proof that is clear and is acceptable to all parties.

This term is given to the facts that support the testimony that is given by a witness.

This applies in some states where a group of physicians that form a corporation in order to practice medicine. They still have a personal liability to each patient.