DISTRICT COURT
the term given to a court of the federal government that has jurisdiction over a set geographical area.
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the term given to a court of the federal government that has jurisdiction over a set geographical area.
corporation that has been designed purposely to be liquidated before it has accumulated enough money to have to pay taxes.
a contract where an employer hires union labour and all employees agree to be members while working there.
a court hearing that is not carried out properly and according to the processes of the law. See due process of law.
the term that describes a child born to parents who are not married.
1. Not being under the influence of an intoxicating beverage. 2. The opposite of drunk. 3. A person who is sensible and sedate.
the civil suit where the owner is seeking to regain the possession of his property that is taken or is being held by another.
This occurs when a case is heard by the right jurisdiction but the judge then exceeds his jurisdiction when giving judgement.
a copy of a document that has been authenticated by the creator of the original.
the name that is applied to the clear title that is free from clouds and litigation.
any debt that is legal and is entitled to be paid.
a Latin phrase for a court order that forbids a person involved in a legal matter to leave the country or state where the court has jurisdiction.
the name that is given to a beach that is open to the public that is different from a private beach.
the term that is used for the real cause of an accident or an injury.
the term that describes the condition where a person is lacking the essentials like food, clothing and shelter.
the name that is given to the child of a wife or husband from a previous marriage.
the term given to a sex perversion such as that as seen between an human and an animal or between people that is seen as being deviating from “normal”.
This certificate is made out by the clerk of a court that states that a document or affidavit conforms to the law.
1. The original document introduced to a trial. 2. First hand evidence and the best evidence submitted to a case.
a condition that needs to happen before a thing can take place.