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Directs a witness to appear and testify in
court
subpoena
Directs the sheriff to seize and sell the
property of a defendant who does not
voluntarily pay money damages
specified in a judgment
execution
Prevents the compelling of testimony in
a criminal trial
privilege
Determines each juror's qualifications
for duty under the appropriate statute
voir dire
Admissible hearsay evidence that
consists of a person's spontaneous
declarations uttered simultaneously with
the occurrence of an act
res gestae
Demands that the court award money
damages or other remedies that the
plaintiff may seek
prayer for relief
Disposes of controversies prior to trial
when the material facts cannot be
proved
summary judgment
A judge's decision after the close of
evidence that the case is so clear that
reasonable people could not disagree on
the result
directed verdict
Excludes evidence not proceeding from
the personal knowledge of the witness
hearsay rule
Questions whether the parties to the case
must answer in writing and under oath
interrogatories
Exists when the government engages in
activity that is usually carried on by
private individuals or that is
commercial in character
proprietary function
A controversy already judicially decided
red judicata
A case that will not be heard by the
courts because the questions no longer
involve the litigants before them
moot case
Exists when there is a relationship
between two people that allows one not
directly involved in the case to take the
place of the one who is a party
privity
A fundamental principle of the common
law that a nation or state is exempt from
being sued without its express consent
sovereign immunity
Establishes that a legally sufficient
personal interest in a dispute exists,
entitling an individual or entity to bring
a lawsuit
standing
Prevents a court from adjudicating a
claim when resolution impinges on the
executive or legislative branch of
government
political question
A time period established by a
legislature within which an action must
be brought on claims or rights must be
enforced
statute of limitations
A case that will not be heard by the
courts because one party is financing
and controlling both sides of the
litigation
collusive case
Exists when the subject of a controversy
or government act has a direct adverse
effect on the party making the challenge
ripeness
Author
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Intro to Law and Legal - terms for 5 & 6
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This is a helpful tool in the learning of basic terms through chapters 5 & 6.
Updated
2013-02-19T20:16:56Z
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