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SR-22

A court document required in cases involving certain traffic violations that demonstrates the financial responsibility of the convicted person.

Second Named Insured

The second person named on an auto insurance policy and who has the same coverage as the Named Insured.

Salvage Titles

A type of vehicle title branding which states that a vehicle has been damaged and/or declared a total loss by an insurance company that paid a claim on it. Requirements for salvage

SENTENCE INDETERMINATE

a sentence that is for a non-specified period of time and will state fro not less than and not more than.

SUBSTITUTION BY WILL

1. A codicil in a will that replaces an old beneficiary with a new one. 2. To gift over by giving a gift of a bequest to another person as the original

SIDE-BAR

the term that is used for a conference between a presiding judge and the 2 attorneys while a court is in session to discuss some matter that has arisen.

STICK UP

a slang phrase that describes a robbery or a hold up.

STATUTORY PARDON

a term used to describe a pardon that is granted to a person by the action of a legislative body.

SALE FORCED

the term that applies to a sale that is ordered by a court that is against the owner’s wishes.

STATUTORY ACTION

an action or a suit that is based on a law existing now or on the violation of a particular law.

SPECIAL DEMURRER

an objection to a defendant’s pleading that is aimed at a defect in his defence.

SWORN

a term that describes having taken an oath, verifying something and attesting it to be true.

SEPARATE ESTATE

the term applied to the property that is owned and controlled by a spouse where the partner has no control over.

SUFFICIENT CAUSE

the term for having sufficient reason to remove an official from his job.

SUMMING UP

the name of the final statement of each side to the jury and tells the jury why they should decide in their favour.

SWEARING-IN

This means to take an oath when you are elected to public office.

STAND MUTE

a term given to a person who refused to plead either innocent or guilty and the judge will assume a plea of not guilty.

SENTENCE CONCURRENT

the term applied to a sentence that runs at the same time as another sentence. See concurrent sentence.

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