Law terminology · MLC-0107

Law terms: A (21)

• acquittalA jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is...
• administrative law judgeAn officer in a regulatory or social service agency, such as the Department of Labor or the Social Security...
• Administrative Office of the United States CourtsThe federal agency responsible for collecting court statistics, administering the federal courts' budget, and...
• AdmissibleA term used to describe evidence that may be considered by a jury or judge in civil and criminal cases.
• adversary proceedingA lawsuit arising in or related to a bankruptcy case (listed in Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 7001)...
• affidavitA written or printed statement made under oath.
• AffirmedA finding by an appellate court that the lower court decision is correct and will stand.
• Alternate jurorA juror selected in the same manner as a regular juror who hears all the evidence but does not help decide...
• alternative dispute resolutionMethods of resolving a legal dispute without conducting a trial, including mediation and arbitration.
• amicus curiaeLatin for "friend of the court." It is advice formally offered to the court in a brief filed by an entity...
• answerThe formal written statement by a defendant in a civil case that responds to a complaint, articulating the...
• appealA request challenging the decision of a court by a party that has lost on one or more issues and seeks a...
• appellantThe party who appeals a lower court's decision, usually seeking reversal of that decision.
• AppellateAbout appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgment of a lower court (trial court) or...
• appelleeThe party who opposes an appellant's appeal, and who seeks to persuade the appeals court to affirm the lower...
• arbitrationA form of alternative dispute resolution in which an arbitrator (a neutral decision maker) issues a judgment...
• arraignmentA proceeding in which a criminal defendant is brought into court, told of the charges in an indictment or...
• Article III judgeA federal judge who is appointed for life, during "good behavior," under Article III of the U.S...
• AssetsProperty of all kinds, including real and personal, tangible and intangible.
• assumeGenerally, to take on liability or responsibility under a contract. In a bankruptcy case, an agreement by a...
• automatic stayAn injunction that usually comes into force automatically when a bankruptcy case is filed. This stops actions...

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