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This term is applied to a crime or an offense that is defined by Congress such as treason, tax evasion, smuggling, kidnapping etc.

Decree that settles a case between the parties.

This term applies to knowing a person through frequent contact and does not apply an intimacy.

the term for punishment using a whip.

a Latin phrase where a court with the authority to try a case decides to turn the matter over to another court.

These are the rights given to people of life, liberty, property, freedom of speech, assembly, press and religion.

1. The agreement that ends matters between partners dissolving a partnership. 2. The settling of outstanding obligations.

See false arrest.

a statement that is a deceitful and untrue statement that is made for ulterior motives.

the term that describes a law suit that is not legally tenable and as such is worthless.

right that will happen in the future and in accordance with provisions and stipulations of an existing contract.

These are the additional instructions that are given to the jury by a judge after they have begun deliberating a case.

an order given by the post master general to return mail to the sender who is using mail to defraud.

This term is applied to the earnings an injured would have made if he had not have been injured.

abbreviated to FDIC and is an agency of the US government that insures solvency of banks and their deposits.

the amount set that needs to be deposited before a suspect is released.

These are the facts that a plaintiff will base his claim on or which the defendant denies the claim on.

TLD Example: The time it takes for a trial can be greatly reduced if the opposing parties can agree on key points and reduce the facts in issue in a particular case.

This term applies to the unlawful restraint and or imprisonment of a person and an illegal arrest.

This term applies to the beneficiary who receives more than others.

See fiction.