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United States Department of Justice
Sektör: Government; Legal services
Number of terms: 2934
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Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency.
A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Industry:Legal services
Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
Industry:Legal services
A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Industry:Legal services
Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
Industry:Legal services
An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
Industry:Legal services
A decision made on the basis of statements and evidence presented for the record without a trial. It is used when there is no dispute as to the facts of the case, and one party is entitled to judgement as a matter of law.
Industry:Legal services
In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to a person to sue without payment of court fees on claim of indigence or poverty.
Industry:Legal services
A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Industry:Legal services
Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
Industry:Legal services
A meeting with the police or prosecutor.
Industry:Legal services