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Plaintiff

Legal services; Courts

A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a civil action.

Referee

Legal services; Courts

A type of master appointed by a court to assist with certain proceedings.

Creditor

Legal services; Courts

A person to whom a debt is owed by another.

Martindale-hubbell law

Legal services; Courts

A publication of several volumes which contains names, addresses, Director specialties, and rating of United States lawyers; also includes digests of state and foreign statutory law.

Leading question

Legal services; Courts

A question that suggests the answer desired of the witness. A party generally may not ask one's own witness leading questions. Leading questions may be asked only of hostile witnesses and on ...

Notary public

Legal services; Courts

A public officer whose function it is to administer oaths, to attest and certify documents, and to take acknowledgments.

American Law Reports

Legal services; Courts

A publication which reports cases from all United States jurisdictions by subject matter.

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