10 Terms
Contributors in Courts
Courts
Estoppel
Legal services; Courts
An impediment that prevents a person from asserting or doing something contrary to his own previous assertion or act.
Power of attorney
Legal services; Courts
An formal instrument authorising another to act as one's agent or attorney.
Directed verdict
Legal services; Courts
In a case in which the plaintiff has failed to present on the facts of his case proper evidence for jury consideration, the trial judge may order the entry of a verdict without allowing the jury to ...
Unsecured debts
Legal services; Courts
In bankruptcy, debts such as open accounts at department stores for which the debtor has not pledged collateral to guarantee payment.
Secured debts
Legal services; Courts
In bankruptcy, a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.
Public defender
Legal services; Courts
Government lawyer who provides free legal defence services to a poor person accused of a crime.
