Your Free Online Legal Dictionary • Featuring Black’s Law Dictionary, 2nd Ed.

ORAL DEPOSITION

the name that is given to the testimony of a witness that is spoken and taken out of court but with the instruction of the court.

RELEVANT EVIDENCE

the evidence and the testimony that directly relates to the issues disputed or discussed.

ASSAILANT

This term is used to describe a person who assaults another person.

NATURAL-BORN

the term applying to the person who is born in the country where they are a citizen.

STATUTE GENERAL

a law that applies to everybody that differs from one that applies to one person of a few people.

IMPOSTOR

a person who presents himself as another for the purpose of committing fraud.

INSOLVENCY LAWS

the group of laws that will give the assets of an insolvent person or company to the creditor or creditors.

RAISING AN ISSUE

This means to bring up an issue by one side of the other in a legal dispute.

DAMAGES ACTUAL

This the money that is awarded to the complainant that is equal to the actual injury or loss. See damages, compensatory.

FINAL SUBMISSION

These are the conditions that exist when all details of the defendant and the plaintiff’s case is submitted to court for a verdict.

PURPOSELY

the term used to describe something done with the conscious intent.

MOVABLE ESTATE

the term that describes a person’s personal property or belongings or their personal estate.

COUNTY SEAT

This name is given to the community where the courts and the administrative buildings are located.

MONEY LAUNDERING

term applied to taking money gotten illegally and washing or laundering it so it appears to have been gotten legally.

SERVICE OF A WIFE

a term that applies to the assistance, aid, comfort, companionship and physical relations that a wife usually affords to her husband.

TRIAL TERM

the term applied to the part of a court’s work that is concerned with jury trials.

POSSESSION NATURAL

a term that is used when a person physically occupies a property without having the title to it.

USING MAIL TO DEFRAUD

a conscious use of the US Postal Service to send out fraudulent material to try to gain from it.

Topic Archives:

Disclaimer

This site contains general legal information but does not constitute professional legal advice for your particular situation. The Law Dictionary is not a law firm, and this page does not create an attorney-client or legal adviser relationship. If you have specific questions, please consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.