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Legal Terminology-Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Key Terms
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08/26/2008

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Ad damnnum
Definition
The cause in the complaint stating the damages claimed by the plaintiff.
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Affiant
Definition
A person who signs an affidavit.
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Affidavit
Definition
A written statement sworn to under oath before a notary public as being true to the affiant's own knowledge,information and belief.
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Allege
Definition
To make an allegation.
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Allegation
Definition
Claims that the party making it expects to prove.
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Attachment
Definition
The act of taking a person's property and bringing it into the custody of the law so that it may be applied toward the defendant's debt if the plaintiff wins the suit.
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Aver
Definition
To assert positively,to make an allegation.
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Averments
Definition
Another word for allegation.
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Cause of Action
Definition
The ground on which the suit is maintained.
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Civil Action
Definition
A lawsuit other than a criminal one.Happens when 2 or more people become involved in a dispute that they are unable to settle by themselves.
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Class Action
Definition
A lawsuit brought,with the court's permission,by one or more persons on behalf of a very large group of people who have the same interest in the matter.
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Complaint
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A formal document containing a short and plain statement of the claim indicating that the plaintiff is entitles to relief an containing a demand for the relief sought.
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Constructive Service
Definition
Service that is not a personal service.
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Declaration
Definition
A complaint.Called a declaration at common law.
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Default Judgment
Definition
A court decision entered against a party who has failed to plead or defend a lawsuit.
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Deponent
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Docket
Definition
A record.
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Docket Number
Definition
A record number.
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Doe Defendants
Definition
When names of defendants are unknown they are referred to as this.
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Encumbrance
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Ex Parte
Definition
The hearing is attended by one party only.
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Garnishee
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Garnishment
Definition
The procedure for attaching the defendant's property that is in the hands of a third person.
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Gravamen
Definition
The essential basis or gist of the complaint.
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Justiciable
Definition
Appropriate for court assessment.
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Legal Issues
Definition
Questions of law.
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Lien
Definition
A claim that one has against the property of another.
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Lis Pendens
Definition
A pending suit.
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Litigant
Definition
Parties to a lawsuit.
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Litigation
Definition
A suit at law.A court action.
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Personal Service
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Petition
Definition
A written application for a court order.
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Pleadings
Definition
Written statements of claims and defenses used by the parties in the lawsuit.
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Preponderance of Evidence
Definition
When the process server serves process by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the defendant personally.
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Process
Definition
Means of compelling the defendant in an action to appear in court.
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Process Server
Definition
A person who carries out service of process.
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Ripeness Doctrine
Definition
A court will not hear a case unless there is an actual present controversy for the court to decide.
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Rules of Civil Procedure
Definition
Govern civil cases brought in federal courts.
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Service of Process
Definition
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Standing to Sue
Definition
A party has a tangible,legally protected interest at stake in a lawsuit.
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Substituted Service
Definition
When the summons and complaint are delivered to the defendant's agent or mailed or published in a newspaper.
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Summary Proceeding
Definition
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Summons
Definition
A formal notice to the defendant that a lawsuit has begun and that the defendant must file an answer within the number of days set by state law or lose the case by default.
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Trial Docket
Definition
The calendar of cases that are ready for trial.
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Trial List
Definition
The trial docket,calender of cases ready for trial.
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Trustee
Definition
The one holding the property.
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Trustee Process
Definition
The procedure for attaching the defendant's property that is in the hands of a third person.
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Verification
Definition
A written statement under oath confirming the correctness,truth,or authenticity of a pleading.
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Writ
Definition
A written order of a court,returnable to the same,commanding the performance or nonperformance of an act.
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Writ of Attachment
Definition
A written order to the sheriff commanding the sheriff to attach the real or personal property of the defendant up to an amount approved by the court.
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Writ of Execution
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Writ of Garnishment
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Plaintiff
Definition
Person who brings the suit.
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Writ of Garnishment
Definition
A trustee process summons.
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