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Misdemeanour

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A lesser crime punishable by a fine and/or county gaol time for up to one year.

Felony

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A crime sufficiently serious to be punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison, as distinguished from a misdemeanour which is only punishable by confinement to county or local gaol ...

Order of protection

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An instruction or order issued by a court to a party to an action, especially to refrain from some act, such as causing a nuisance.

Final hearing

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The last session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses.

Testament

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A testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death.

Plaintiff

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The party who initiates a lawsuit by filing a complaint with the clerk of the court against the defendant(s) demanding damages, performance and/or court determination of rights.

Alibi

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A defence based on the physical impossibility of a defendant's guilt by placing the defendant in a location other than the scene of the crime at the relevant time.