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Escrow
Legal services; Courts
Money or a written instrument such as a deed that, by agreement between two parties, is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.
Indigent
Legal services; Courts
Needy or impoverished. A defendant who can demonstrate his or her indigence to the court may be assigned a court-appointed attorney at public expense.
Adverse possession
Legal services; Courts
Method of acquiring real property under certain conditions by possession for a statutory period.
Shepardizing
Legal services; Courts
Method for finding subsequent development of a legal theory by tracing status of a case as legal authority.
Damages
Legal services; Courts
Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful actor negligence of another person.
Change of venue
Legal services; Courts
Moving a lawsuit or criminal trial to another place for trial.
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