OPENING CASE
the name that is given to the opening statement for a new case or when new evidence comes to hand.
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the name that is given to the opening statement for a new case or when new evidence comes to hand.
the term that describes a law suit that is not legally tenable and as such is worthless.
the term that is given to a hypothetical question and a question that is not answered by referring to facts.
A federal law that governs the interstate commerce of drugs, cosmetics and food.
a term given to s a law that will demand compliance and will leave nothing to discretion.
the term that is given to the defence that raises no issue of the facts in the case.
a heavy metal that is covered with leather and has a flexible handle. Often carried by police and sometimes by criminals.
the name that is given to male child to natural and not adoptive parents.
term that is used for the defence that is presented in bad faith or that is obviously false.
a term that is applied to the person who has been designated formally as a person engaged in a suit or in an appeal.
the term given to a human embryo from conception to 8 weeks of gestation.
an insurance policy that will pay a sum of money when the insured person dies.
the legacy of the will maker or testator who gives one of two or more things without actually designating which one.
a mortgage that is the subject to the first and second mortgage.
a term given to a lawyer, attorney or a counsellor. To counsel someone means to advise them.
This term applies to a lawyer, council, a member of the bar and an officer of the courts who is engaged by a client to represent them and try a case.
a term applying yo a mechanical device that is used in order to trap any trespasses on property.
This term is given to a recognisable name , marking or term that a company can by law use to identify itself and its products. See infringement of trademark.
The name of a legacy that will be paid in money after property has been converted to cash.
This term applies to a jail sentence without a set period but it falls between the minimum and maximum time for the crime.