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Attorney of record
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The principal attorney in a lawsuit, who signs all formal documents relating to the suit.
Booking
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The process of photographing, fingerprinting, and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.
Escheat
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The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.
Expungement
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The process by which the record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed.
Quantitative rule
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An evidentiary rule requiring that a given type of evidence is insufficient unless accompanied by additional evidence before the case is closed.
Adjourn
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To end or postpone a proceeding. Courts adjourn proceedings of cases in case of any further legal requirements.
Suspicious-activity report
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A form that, as of 1996, a financial institution must complete and submit to federal regulatory authorities if it suspects that a federal crime has occured in the course of a monetary transaction.
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