Category: D

This term is given to the bundle of papers and information on a person or subject that has been collected by an agency such as the CIA or FBI.

a device that triggered electronically to hear sound waves.

the situation where a judge directs a jury to what the verdict should be.

The award that will cover a loss and not a thing more.

a word that means to be concerned, eager to carry out a responsible act, untiring

a term where the people who make up a corporation are treated the same as the corporation.

the term given to the slander or libel of a person who is dead.

the measure and the extent of evidence in a case and is the major factor in determining guilty or not guilty.

A law in some states where a widow has the right to one-third of her husband’s land.

the term that means to take property away illegally from its rightful owner.

the written statement that is attested under oath and is presented before a trial starts.

These are extra money that is paid to the plaintiff for a delay in settlement that is caused by the appeal of the defendant.

This term applies to a child who has committed an unlawful offense that is punishable if it was an adult.

when a case has been dismissed without a judgement.

the status a person can have when he is claimed by 2 countries to be a citizen and can travel on 2 passports.

This can be an ethical or an unethical practice depending on how it is done. An attorney will divide fees among all joint attorneys, ethical, but it is unethical when the attorney

the term used to describe the contracts that are based on the underlying financial markets.

A term used in medical jurisprudence where it needs to be ascertained how a person has died before they can be cremated or buried.

This term is given to a person with no regard for the social standards expected of him and he behaves in a lewd, immoral and unrestrained way.

This term is used to mean to find or make a discovery, find a criminal and to bring out any facts that have been hidden.