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Dictionary of Law |
police court :: legal definitionPolice court - n. in some states a type of municipal court which handles misdemeanors (minor crimes) and traffic violations, as well as conducting arraignments (first appearances) and preliminary hearings of those accused of felonies to decide if there is cause to send the defendant to a higher court for trial. Police courts only handle criminal cases-unlike those municipal courts which also have jurisdiction over some civil cases. See also: arraignment municipal court preliminary hearing and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termsadministrator :: n. the person appointed by the court to handle the ... e also: administer executor probateattachment :: n. the seizing of money or property prior to getti ... bond. See also: writ of attachment bailiff :: n. 1) a court official, usually a deputy sheriff, ... isdictional territory of a bailiff. bifurcate :: v. the order or ruling of a judge that one issue i ... is necessary. See also: bifurcation court :: n. 1) the judge, as in "The court rules in favor o ... cost and wait of full court trials. criminal calendar :: n. the list of criminal cases to be called in cour ... e plea preliminary hearing sentence Grand Jury :: n. a jury in each county or federal court district ... arge indictment preliminary hearing hearing :: n. any proceeding before a judge or other magistra ... e hearing preliminary hearing trial indictment :: n. a charge of a felony (serious crime) voted by a ... ictable offense preliminary hearing information :: n. an accusation or criminal charge brought by the ... Jury indictment preliminary hearing injunction :: n. a writ (order) issued by a court ordering someo ... t. See also: injunctive relief writ jurisdiction :: n. the authority given by law to a court to try ca ... Superior Court Supreme Court venue jurisdictional amount :: n. the range between the minimum and maximum amoun ... equirements. See also: jurisdiction magistrate :: n. 1) a generic term for any judge of a court, or ... ce of the peace preliminary hearing marshal :: 1) n. a federal court official who may serve paper ... tablish priorities among creditors. municipal court :: n. a lower court which usually tries criminal misd ... nd/or small claims. See also: court notice :: n. 1) information, usually in writing in all legal ... Thirty-day notice three-day notice peremptory writ of mandate :: (or mandamus) n. a final order of a court to any g ... ve writ. See also: mandamus mandate permanent injunction :: n. a final order of a court that a person or entit ... ary injunction temporary injunction plea :: n. 1) in criminal law, the response by an accused ... raignment plead preliminary hearing preliminary hearing :: n. in criminal law, a hearing to determine if a pe ... nment charge Grand Jury information probate :: 1) n. the process of proving a will is valid and t ... e also: administrator executor will record :: 1) v. (ree-cored) to put a document into the offic ... eeding race to the courthouse trial remand :: v. to send back. An appeals court may remand a cas ... ee also: appeal preliminary hearing shortening time :: n. an order of the court in response to the motion ... e notice is served within 24 hours. Tax Court :: n. a federal agency with courts in major cities wh ... Appeals. See also: court income tax Popular Law Searcheslegal definition ministerial act :: n. an act, particularly of a governmental employee ... exercising any individual judgment.chancery legal definition :: n. a court that can order acts performed. Today ch ... ts in most states. See also: equity testamentary disposition legal definition :: n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's ( ... named beneficiaries. See also: will contract of sufferance :: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired ... y tenancy at will unlawful detainer forthwith legal definition :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. forthwith definition legal :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. what is to wit in a legal contract :: prep. that is to say. Example: "the passengers in ... tty Bumgartner and Sherry Younger." mirror wills legal definition :: n. the wills of a husband and wife which are ident ... d each names the other as executor. clean hands doctrine latin :: n. a rule of law that a person coming to court wit ... ices. See also: affirmative defense sine qua non only relates to contract law :: (see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which ... qua non of the injury to Playmate. Other Law Terms - Ppaid into court :: adj. referring to money deposited with the clerk o ... differences. See also: interpleaderpain and suffering :: n. the physical and mental distress suffered from ... l damages special damages suffering palimony :: n. a substitute for alimony in cases in which the ... the relationship. See also: alimony pander :: 1) v. to solicit customers for a prostitute. 2) n. ... ons or favors. See also: prostitute panderer :: n. 1) a person who panders or solicits for a prost ... special interests. See also: pander panel :: n. the list of people selected to appear for jury ... or jury duty. See also: jury venire paper hanger :: n. slang for a person who criminally writes and ca ... ey in them. See also: forgery fraud par :: n. 1) an equal level. 2) the face value of a stock ... common stock preferred stock stock paralegal :: n. a non-lawyer who performs routine tasks requiri ... h less than that for the attorneys. paramount title :: n. a right to real property which prevails over an ... n's claim of title. See also: title parcel :: n. a defined piece of real estate, usually resulti ... See also: real estate real property pardon :: 1) v. to use the executive power of a Governor or ... also: amnesty commutation reprieve parens patriae :: (paa-rens pat-tree-eye) n. Latin for "father of hi ... pport custody divorce guardian ward parent :: n. the lawful and natural father or mother of a pe ... natural parent. See also: adoption parental neglect :: n. a crime consisting of acts or omissions of a pa ... usive or sexually predatory person. pari delicto :: adj. equal fault. See also: in pari delicto ... al fault. See also: in pari delicto parish :: n. 1) a geographic area served by a church (partic ... overnmental equivalent of a county. parody :: n. the humorous use of an existing song, play, or ... l significance. See also: copyright parol :: adj. oral. See also: parol evidence rule ... oral. See also: parol evidence rule parol evidence rule :: n. if there is evidence in writing (such as a sign ... or contradict the written document. |