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    • Action: A case or lawsuit http://www.jud.ct.gov/legalterms.htm
    • Adjudication: A decision or sentence imposed by a judge
    • Affirmation: Declaring something to be true under the penalty of perjury
    • Affidavit: A written statement made under oath
    • Alimony: Money a court requires on spouse to pay the other spouse
    • Annulment: A court order declaring that a marriage is invalid
    • Appeal: Asking a higher court to review the decision or sentence
    • Appellant: The party appealing a decision
    • Bail: Money or property given to the court for the temperary release of the defendant
    • Capias Mittimus: A civil arrest warrant used to get a person physically in a court
    • Charge: Formal accusation of a crime
    • Civil Action: A lawsuit other than a criminal case. Includes divorce and child support
    • Common Law: Laws that develop through case decisions by judges
    • Complaint: A legal document that tells the court what you want
    • Contempt of Court: A finding that someone disobeyed a court order
    • Discovery: A formal requet by one party in a lawsuit to disclose information or facts
    • Disposition: The manner in which a case is settled
    • Eminent Domain: The legal process by which private property is taken for public use
    • Felony: Any criminal offense for which a person may be sentenced for more than a year
    • Habeas Corpus: A court order demanding the official to bring the person before the court
    • Infraction: A case where the fine may be paid by mail
    • Injunction: A court order to stop doing or start doing a specific act
    • Lien: A charge, hold, or claim upon property of another as security
    • Perjury: Making false statements under oath
    • Pretrial hearing: Conference with attorneys to determine scope of possible trial
    • Probable cause Hearing: A hearing held before a judge in criminal case to determine if evidence exists to prosecute
    • Subpoena: A command to appear in court to testify as a witness
    • Summons: A legal paper that is used to start a civil case and get jurisdiction over a party
    • Tort: A civil injury or wrong to some else, or their property
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  • The Law

    The law is a set of guidelines determined by a nation, institution or society in order to govern human behavior. There are several different sub-divisions of law, including international law, that governs relationships between nations, contract law, that regulates agreements and transactions, and criminal law, that oversees violations of pre-set codes of conduct and standards, and also doles out punishment and consequences.

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