Here is installment number 7 of our basic legal terminology tutorial. Check these out and keep your eyes open for more in the future.
Grievance– When a person has an ethical issue with a lawyer or a judge, they can file a grievance.
Hung Jury– When a jury cannot reach a verdict because their opinions and subsequent decisions do not allow them to come to a decision.
Injunction – A court order that states that someone or something must start or stop doing a specific act.
Jurisdiction – The actual authority a court has to make a ruling in a case.
Perjury – When someone makes false or incorrect statements while under oath.
Small Claims– A smaller court case where damages are below $5000.
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