18 Terms
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Appeal bond
Legal services; Courts
A guaranty by the appealing party insuring that court costs will be paid.
Key number system
Legal services; Courts
A research aid developed by West Publishing Company which classifies digests of cases in to various law topics and subtopics which are given paragraph numbers called "Key Numbers." Each key number ...
Specific performance
Legal services; Courts
A remedy requiring a person who has breached a contract to perform specifically what he or she has agreed to do. Specific performance is ordered when damages would be inadequate compensation.
Challenge for cause
Legal services; Courts
A request from a party to a judge that a certain prospective juror not be allowed to be a member of a jury because of specified causes or reasons. (Also, see peremptory challenge.)
Comparative fault
Legal services; Courts
A rule in admiralty law where each vessel involved in a collision is required to pay a share of the total damages in proportion to its percentage of fault.
Presentence report
Legal services; Courts
A report to the sentencing judge containing background information about the crime and the defendant to assist the judge in making his or her sentencing decision.
Ordinance
Legal services; Courts
A rule established by authority; may be a municipal statute of a city council, regulating such matters as zoning, building, safety, matters of municipality, etc.
