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An official writ containing an order for a defendant to appear in court
SUMMONS
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A person who makes an affidavit
AFFIANT
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_________ state the claims for relief, defenses, and denials in a pending lawsuit
PLEADINGS
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_______ refers to the county or geographical division in which a civil or criminal action is brought
VENUE
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The heading of a legal instrument
CAPTION
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The latin word meaning MAY YOU TAKE is....
CAPIAS
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A ______ __ _____ is a substitution of another place of trial when the jury is likely to be prejudiced
CHANGE OF VENUE
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A statement of the plaintiff's grievance
COMPLAINT
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The ______ for ______ makes a demand for judgment giving plaintiff an award for the relief he or she feels entitled to based uponthe facts stated in the complaint
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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The latin expression to ask the amount of damage
AD QUOD DAMNUM
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The pleading made in response to a complaint by a defendant or his or her attorney
ANSWER
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_____ _____ means reversing the order
VICE VERSA
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A written legal order directing a person to appear at a deposition or trial to give testimony
SUBPOENA
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A writ that orders the person upon whom it is served to bring certain evidence to a deposition or court trial
_______ ____ _____
SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM
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A ___ ______ states that fictitious defendants, such as John Doe or Jane Doe, are named because the true names and capacites are unknown
DOE CLAUSE
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The clause written at the foot of an affidavit that states when, where, and before whom an affidavit was sworn in
JURAT
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A latin term that means because he or she fears or apprehends
QUIA TIMET
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A statement attached to a document declaring that the person who signed the instument is the person mentioned therein and that that person did sign the document
ACKNOWLEGEMENT
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At the end of the complaint is contained the plaintiff's prayer for relief, which is his or her demand
AD DAMNUM CLAUSE
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A ____, in law, is the name given formal written declarations, complaints, or statements of particular things
BILL
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A claim returned by a defendant in opposition to the claims of the plaintiff
COUNTERCLAIM
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A signed statment at the end of a document alleging that the statements of fact in the document are true is...
VERIFICATION
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