Legal Terms 3 Flashcards

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Acts which impede the court. It can be failure to carry out an order, or it can be disrespectful conduct.

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Contempt of court

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2
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Legitimate; lawful.

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De jure

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3
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Formality of court’s inquiry of prisoner as to whether he/she has any legal cause to show why judgment should not be pronounced against him/her on verdict of conviction.

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Allocution

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4
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A system of correlated rules or standards.

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Canon

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5
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In a court’s decision, the statement of a rule or principle of law which is not essential to the determination of the issues in a particular case but is used to explain the court’s reasoning.

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Dictum

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6
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By or for one person, not adversary.

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Ex parte

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7
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A right of access onto, over, under, or across real property.

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Easement

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8
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An ownership of property by two or more persons; when one joint tenant dies, his/her interest passes to the other tenants.

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Joint tenancy

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9
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Temporary or immediate; not final.

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Interlocutory

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10
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Appointed to protect a minor defendant’s interest during specific litigation.

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Guardian ad litem

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11
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And following.

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Et seq.

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12
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Order of a higher court directing a lower court to take certain action.

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Mandamus

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13
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Things done; especially the acts and declarations admissible in evidence that form the environment of a litigated issue, considered as exception to hearsay rule.

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Res gestate

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14
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The arrangement (or the fee) where a lawyer undertakes to represent a client; usually refers to a continuing arrangement.

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Retainer

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15
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Above, earlier in this document

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Supra

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