Legal Terms and Definitions

Glossary of Legal Terms

Annual review Yearly judicial review, usually in juvenile dependency cases, to determine whether the child requires continued court supervision or placement Perjury Lying while under oath Referral Follows cross-examination, and is conducted by the party who first examined the witness. Preliminary injunction In civil cases when it is necessary to preserve the status quo prior to trial, the court may issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order ordering a party to carry out a specified activity. Intestate The status of a person who dies without leaving a will. Law and motion A setting before a judge at which time a variety of motions, pleas, sentencing, orders to show cause or procedural requests may be presented. Normally, evidence is not taken. Defendants must be present. Docket A brief entry or the book containing such entries of any proceeding in court. Fine A sum of money paid as part of a penalty of conviction for a particular criminal offense.

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