A

Action in personam Action in rem Affidavit Allegation Amicus curiae Appeal Appellant Appellate court Arbitration Attorney-at-Law

B

Bench - the bench Bench trial Bench warrant Beyond a reasonable doubt Brief Burden of proof

C

Case law Cause of action Certiorari Challenge (of a juror) Change of venue Charge to the jury Chief judge (justice) Civil action Class action Clear and convincing evidence Collateral Common Law Complaint Concurrent jurisdiction Conflict of interest Consideration Conspiracy Contempt of court Counterclaim Counterfeit Court Court of Appeals Court, District Court Court, Municipal

D

Damages Default judgment Demurrer Deposition Discovery (Pre-Trial) Dismissal with prejudice Dismissal without prejudice District attorney Due process of law

E

En Banc Equity Escrow Estate Estoppel Ex parte

F

Fine Forfeiture Fraud

G

General Jurisdiction Grand Jury

H

Hung Jury

I

Impanel Injunction Interlocutory order Interrogatories Intervention

J

Judge Judicial review Jurisdiction Juror Jury (Petit) Jury commissioner Jury foreman Jury trial

L

Law Lien Lis (alibi) pendens

M

Malpractice Merits Moot

N

Negligence Notice

O

Of counsel Opinion

P

Permanent injunction Petition Petitioner Plea Plea Bargain Power of attorney Precedent Preliminary Injunction Pre-trial conference Prosecutor Punitive damages

Q

Quid pro quo

R

Ratio decidendi Rehearing Remittitur Res judicata Respondent Restitution Restraining order Retainer

S

Service Settlement Sovereign immunity Specific performance Standard of proof Stare decisis Statute Statute of limitations Strict liability Subpoena Subpoena duces tecum Suit Summary judgment Summons

T

Testimony (to testify) Tort Trial Trial, court (bench) Trust

V

Venue Verdict Voir dire

W

Witness Witness, expert Writ