Court and legal terms - trivia 19

1) What does voir dire mean?

a) when prospective jurors are questioned about their backgrounds before being chosen to sit on a jury
b) the beginning of a trial

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Copyright lawyers

Copyright lawyers deal with litigation. They prosecute or defend those who have violated copyright laws.

Estate lawyers

Estate lawyers, also called probate lawyers, help estate beneficiaries on settling all of the affairs of a deceased person.

Probate lawyers

Probate lawyers, also called estate lawyers, help estate beneficiaries on settling all of the affairs of a deceased person.

Tax lawyers

Tax lawyers work with taxpayers to solve their problems with the IRS. They can help with audits, liens, and tax related issues.

Contempt of court

Contempt of court is willful disrespect to the court, its process, and rules.

Mediator

A mediator acts as a negotiator between two parties.

Litigant

A litigant is one of the parties involved in a lawsuit. Litigants can be the side that is bringing the lawsuit or the side being sued.

Fiduciary

A fiduciary is someone such as a guardian, trustee, who acts in the best interests of another person.

Hung jury

A hung jury is when a jury cannot come to a unanimous decision. The result is a mistrial.

Voir dire

Voir dire is when prospective jurors are questioned about their backgrounds before being chosen to sit on a jury.

Capital punishment

Capital punishment is the death penalty. It is the execution of someone by judicial process as punishment for an offense.

Deposition

A deposition is witness testimony given under oath, usually in an attorney's office and recorded for use in court at a later time.

DUI lawyers

A DUI lawyer handles matters relating to people who are charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Jury duty

Jury duty is when someone is summoned to court to be a member of a jury.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction is the right and power of the courts within a territory to rule on issues related to the parties.

Litigation

A litigation is the process of settling a dispute through the court system between two or more parties.

Competency to stand trial

Competency to stand trial is an evaluation of a defendant's mental condition at the time of trial.

Guilty plea

A guilty plea is when the defendant admits to having committed an offense he is charged with. A guilty plea is the opposite of a not guilty plea.

Waive

Waive means to give something up, to abandon.

Transcript

A transcript is a written record of what was said in a legal proceeding.

Restitution

Restitution is the act of making good and reimbursing someone for their losses, damage, or injury.

Mistrial

A mistrial is a trial which is terminated before a final conclusion has been reached.

Insanity plea

An insanity plea is a claim by a defendant that they lacked the mental capacity at the time of the crime and therefore are not responsible for it.

Eviction

Eviction means to remove someone from their property through legal means.

Enjoin

Enjoin is an injunction that legally forbids someone from performing a specific act, or requires them to perform a certain act.

Continuance

A continuance is a postponement of court proceedings until a later date.

Codicil

A codicil is an addition or supplement to a will.

Court and legal terms - trivia 18

1) What does swear mean?

a) to lie under oath
b) a commitment to tell the truth under oath

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Court and legal terms - trivia 17

1) What is perjury?

a) deliberately making false statements while under oath
b) deliberately making false statements

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Court and legal terms - trivia 16

1) What is an appeal?

a) to stay with the original decision
b) to take a case with an official decision to a higher court for review

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