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Notice pleading

Legal services; Courts

States that require only that a complaint generally inform the defendant of the allegations against them, as opposed to fact-pleading states.

Notice of appeal

Legal services; Courts

The vehicle by which the case is taken from the trial court to the appellate court.The notice of appeal is typically filed with the trial court.

Summons

Legal services; Courts

The legal document that notifies a defendant that he is being sued or charged in a legal action and that notifies him that he must respond or appear within a specific period of time.

Accomplice

Legal services; Courts

1. A partner in a crime. 2. A person who knowingly and voluntarily participates with another in a criminal activity.

1. The legal document that usually begins a civil lawsuit. It states the facts and identifies the action the court is asked to take. 2. Formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal ...

Bar

Legal services; Courts

1. Historically, the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges, lawyers, and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly, the term means the who body of ...