- Industri: Government; Legal services
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Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency.
The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
Industry:Legal services
Jurisdiction given to federal courts in cases involving the interpretation and application of the U. S. Constitution, acts of Congress, and treaties.
Industry:Legal services
(1) The disputed point in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit. (2) To send out officially, as in to issue an order.
Industry:Legal services
The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth. "
Industry:Legal services
Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Industry:Legal services
An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Industry:Legal services
Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
Industry:Legal services
A formal accusation by a government attorney that the defendant committed a misdemeanor.
Industry:Legal services
An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
Industry:Legal services
(1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Industry:Legal services
