Category: S

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See sudden emergency doctrine.

1. The guarantee of a debtor to pledge payment of a debt. 2. The right that people have to be safe, secure and happy.

the term that is given to a copy of a decision of the supreme court that is issued as soon as the decision was reached.

a judgement that appears to be in good faith but is actually for the purpose to defraud someone.

the term applied to a parent who is not a natural parent of the child but assumes the role of.

a seal that is fixed to a document that is issued by a local, state and federal government.

This term describes the situation where an accused is subjected to constant questioning, without being allowed to sleep, rest, drink or eat.

a term that is applied to the objection to the way that a cause of action is presented.

a term meaning to have the same ideas, the same meaning.

a term that is used when a convict is rearrested after he has escaped.

This means to tear up papers and documents into very small pieces that makes them impossible to read.