Legal Terminology

An official writ containing an order for a defendant to appear in court

A person who makes an affidavit

_________ state the claims for relief, defenses, and denials in a pending lawsuit

_______ refers to the county or geographical division in which a civil or criminal action is brought

The heading of a legal instrument

The latin word meaning MAY YOU TAKE is....

A ______ __ _____ is a substitution of another place of trial when the jury is likely to be prejudiced

A statement of the plaintiff's grievance

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

The latin expression to ask the amount of damage

The pleading made in response to a complaint by a defendant or his or her attorney

_____ _____ means reversing the order

A written legal order directing a person to appear at a deposition or trial to give testimony

A writ that orders the person upon whom it is served to bring certain evidence to a deposition or court trial
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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

The clause written at the foot of an affidavit that states when, where, and before whom an affidavit was sworn in

A latin term that means because he or she fears or apprehends

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

At the end of the complaint is contained the plaintiff's prayer for relief, which is his or her demand

A claim

A ____, in law, is the name given formal written declarations, complaints, or statements of particular things

A claim returned by a defendant in opposition to the claims of the plaintiff

A signed statment at the end of a document alleging that the statements of fact in the document are true is...