5 Terms
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Burden of proof
Legal services; Courts
In the law of evidence, the necessity or duty of affirmatively proving a fact or facts in dispute on an issue raised between the parties in a lawsuit. The responsibility of proving a point (the ...
Standard of proof
Legal services; Courts
Indicates the degree to which the point must be proven. In a civil case, the burden of proof rests with the plaintiff, who must establish his or her case by such standards of proof as a ...
Esquire
Legal services; Courts
In the United States the title commonly appended after the name of an attorney. In English law a title of dignity next above gentleman and below knight. Title also given to barristers at law and ...
Grievance
Legal services; Courts
In labour law a complaint filed by an employee regarding working conditions to be resolved by procedural machinery provided in the union contract. An injury, injustice, or wrong which gives ground ...
Personal recognisance
Legal services; Courts
In criminal proceedings, the pretrial release of a defendant without bail upon his or her promise to return to court.
Law clerk
Legal services; Courts
In the United States, usually a law school student employed by a law firm to do research and other tasks. In the courts, a lawyer (or law school student) employed to do legal research.
