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Commonly Used Legal Terms

Term - Definition

Acquittal - The formal legal determination that an

accused criminal is not guilty.

Action - A formal complaint within the authority of a

court of law.

Affidavit - A written statement of facts made

voluntarily and confirmed by an oath. Affidavits are

used as proof for simple matters that do not require the

live testimony of witnesses.

Alibi - The explanation offered by a person accused of a

crime to demonstrate that he or she was somewhere other

than where the crime took place at the time the crime

happened.

Appeal - The request by a losing party (appellant) for

an appellate court to review the decision of a trial

court or administrative agency and find instead in favor

of the appellant.

Appellate court - A higher court that reviews the

decisions of trial courts or administrative agencies if

the losing party appeals such a decision. Appellate

court decisions are made by a panel of judges without a

jury.

Assign - To transfer to another person all or part of

one's property, interest, or rights. For example, if

company A has made a contract with company B to buy 10

trucks from B, and then A realizes it does not need the

trucks, A can assign its rights to buy the trucks to

another company.

Bench trial - A trial where the judge decides the

outcome and there is no jury.

Breach of contract - The failure of a person to meet or