Legal Term 6 Flashcards
Applicant for rule or order in court.
Movant
The paragraph material which precedes the opinion of the court describing the issue in a particular decision.
Headnote
Also know as; frequently used in captions
A.K.A
Outside the scope of authority to act.
Ultra vires
Imposition of a tax.
Levy
Exempli gratis, for example.
E. G.
A procedure whereby the plaintiff secures a lien against the property of the defendant to satisfy an obligation which may not yet be determined.
Attachment
A civil wrong (as compared to a crime) for which a suit for damages may be brought.
Tort
The act of submitting oneself to the court officially usually by the attorney filing an appearance with the clerk.
Appearance
The lawyer must win to get paid.
Contingent fee
Speak the truth; a preliminary examination to determine competency of witness or juror.
Visor Dire
The pretrial process whereby one side seeks to discover facts known by the other side. May be done by means of deposition, written interrogatories, physical examination, or production of books and records.
Discovery
Excerpts from the official records containing the essential information to show the chain of the title to real estate and the records that bear upon its marketability.
Abstract title
The taking of private property for public use upon the payment of compensation.
Condemnation
The rendering of a decision; sometimes the decision itself.
Adjudication
