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Legal Terms - Part 4

Legal Terms Part 4

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A statement made by an individual who has some personal interest in the outcome of a case. Typically, these statements are unsworn. Declaration
A witness who is not allowed to provide an opinion, and may only recount facts during testimony Lay witness
Jurors may be isolated or ____ while they deliberate before reaching a verdict Sequestered
A jury that has been unable to reach a unanimous agreement on a verdict is called a ____ Hung jury
Proceedings immediately before or at the very beginning of a case Proceedings in limine
A jury that cannot reach an agreement, where further deliberation would clearly prove fruitless, is called a hung jury or considered to be ____ Deadlocked
Formal criminal charge laid against a person Indictment
A motion asking the court to order a party to take an action Motion to compel
An action which is insufficient on its face to permit trial Nonsuit
A common law doctrine which prevents a person who is not a party to a contract from enforcing a term of that contract Privity of contract
censor or obscure part of a text for legal or security purposes. Redact
Relating to or situated on the banks of a river Riparian
A person who flouts the law, especially by failing to comply with a law that is difficult to enforce effectively. Scofflaw
A legal principle that imposes some requirements on the person who brings a suit in federal court Standing (to sue) doctrine
Law enacted by a legislature, as opposed to common law Statutory law
To bribe someone to commit an unlawful act, particularly to encourage perjured testimony from a witness Suborn
A judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party without a full trial. Summary judgment
A notice served upon a defendant informing them that an action has been brought and ordering an appearance in court to answer the complaint Summons
Matter contained in a pleading that is unnecessary or irrelevant. Surplusage
A defendant's reply to a plaintiff's rebuttal Surrebuttal
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