Terms Flashcards
accusation
Charge against a person or corporation.
Accuse
Directly and formally institute legal proceedings against a person.
Accused
person who is being charged.
Admission
Voluntary acknowledgement that certain facts do exist or are true.
Affidavit
Written ex parte, statement made or taken under oath before an officer of the court or a notary public.
Affirm
Act of an appellate court that the judgement of the lower court is correct.
Allegation
pleading, an assertion of fact.
Appeal
Resort to a higher court seeking a reversal of a court decision.
Assault
ATTEMPT or THREAT with unlawful force, to inflict bodily injury.
Battery
Unauthorized touching of another.
Burden of Proof
the obligation of one party in a lawsuit to prove all the requirements necessary to show entitlement to recovery.
Caveat
Warning, caution or qualification.
Circumstantial evidence
Indirect evidence by which a principal fact may be inferred.
Civil
Branch of law that pertains to suits outside of criminal practice, pertaining to the rights of duties of persons in contract. tort. etc.
Clear and Convincing
Standard of proof, it is that amount of evidence beyond a mere preponderance, but below that of beyond a reasonable doubt.
