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Appeal
Legal services; Courts
A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal. " ...
Judge
Legal services; Courts
Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts. Other judicial officers in the U. S. courts system are Supreme Court justices.
Transcript
Legal services; Courts
A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Interrogatories
Legal services; Courts
Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
Lawsuit
Legal services; Courts
A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
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