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General law

Common terminology used in legal business.

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Court interpreter

Legal services; General law

Bilingual trained person who translates proceedings between languages for all parties in the case

Restraining order

Legal services; General law

Legal document requiring someone to stay away from another person or place

Court order

Legal services; General law

Order issued by the court (judge, etc.) for, or prohibiting, an action

Innocent until proven guilty

Legal services; General law

The law assumes a defendant to be innocent until she/he is proven guilty

Acquittal

Legal services; General law

Clearing of a person from a charge; finding the defendant not guilty

Court reporter

Legal services; General law

Court official who types all words of proceeding into a permanent record

Right, constitutional

Legal services; General law

Right which is guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution

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