Law terminology · MLC-0107

Law terms: I (10)

• Impeachment(1) The process of calling a witness’s testimony into doubt. For example, if the attorney can show that the...
• in cameraLatin, meaning, “in chambers.” It often means in a judge’s chambers outside the presence of a jury and the...
• in forma pauperisLatin, meaning, “In the manner of a pauper.” Permission given by the court to a person to file a case without...
• Inculpatory evidenceEvidence indicating that a defendant did commit the crime.
• indictmentThe formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence of a crime to justify having a...
• informationA formal accusation by a government attorney that the defendant committed a misdemeanor. An information may...
• injunctionA court order preventing one or more named parties from taking some action. A preliminary injunction often is...
• Insider (bankruptcy)In bankruptcy cases, certain parties specified in section 109(31) of the Bankruptcy Code with a close...
• interrogatoriesWritten questions sent by one party in a lawsuit to an opposing party as part of pretrial discovery in civil...
• issue(1) The disputed point between parties in a lawsuit

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