Legal Terminology R-S Flashcards
rebuttal
a plaintiff presents rebuttal evidence to contradict points made in the defendant’s case
recant
a formal retraction of a previous statement
recidivism
the tendency to repeat criminal behavior
recidivist
a habitual repeat criminal
recross
further questioning of a witness after redirect examination, carried out by the opposing party
recuse
to disqualify
redact
to edit or revise a document for publication
redirect
further questioning of a witness after cross-examination by the party who first called the witness
rehabilitated
reestablishing credibility with further evidence
remainderman
a person to receive property after the death of a life tenant
remitter
operation of law restoring an earlier valid title, replacing a later defective title
remittitur
a court’s order reducing a grossly excessive jury award
rescission
cancellation or annulment especially of a contract
riparian
relating to water rights and access to rivers and streams
ruling
court’s decision on a legal question raised in a case
scofflaw
one who breaks the law and holds it in contempt
sealed
not open to public scrutiny
search warrant
judicial permission given to search for evidence of a suspected crime
sentencing hearing
procedure after a criminal trial when the severity of the sentence is decided
sequester
to remove or set apart
settlement
an agreement between parties
shepardizing
legal research into the ultimate outcome of a case after appeals
sidebar
counsel and judge discuss matters outside the hearing of the jury
standard of evidence
the amount or type needed to prevail
standing doctrine
sufficient interest in the outcome to permit filing a lawsuit or participating in an action
statutory law
law enacted by a legislature as opposed to common lawe
strike
to remove a portion of the record from consideration by a fact-finder
subject matter jurisdiction
cases or issues a court is authorized to hear
suborn
to induce the commission of an unlawful act
subpoena ad testificandum
order to come prepared to testify
subpoena duces tecum
formal order to appear in court and supply specified documents
summary judgment
a procedure where the court’s decision is rendered before completion of a full trial
summation
the concluding argument of each party’s counsel before jury deliberation
summons
official notice served upon a defendant ordering an appearance in court
surplusage
irrelevant matter in a proceeding
surrebuttal
a defendant may present surrebuttal evidence to counteract the plaintiff’s rebuttal
