General Legal Terms

The process of settling a legal dispute without a formal trial.

Statements against one person which the other person is prepared to prove.

To uphold a decision made by a lower court.

A written statement of fact, signed and sworn to in front of a notary or a person who has the right to administer an oath.

Method used in the courts of the United States to settle legal disputes. Both individuals in the case tell their story to the judge and/or jury for resolution.

When a person becomes the legal child of another person and is treated by the law as the biological child of the adoptor.

Evidence that is properly introduced in a trial.

To decide or settle

A dispute taken to court to be settled. Same as case, suit and lawsuit when used in the courtroom context.

To find a criminal defendant not guilty.