n. short for "own recognizance," meaning the judge allowed

n. short for order to show cause.

n. 1) a swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth and not

: (oh-bitter dick-tah) n. remarks of a judge which are not

1) v. to ask the court not to allow a particular question a

n. a lawyer's protest about the legal propriety of a questi

n. a legal duty to pay or do something.

(ah-bluh-jee) n. the person or entity to whom an obligation

(ah-bluh-gore) n. the person or entity who owes an obligati

adj., adv. a highly subjective reference to material or act

n. an attempt to interfere with the administration of the c

n. 1) living in or using premises, as a tenant or owner. 2)

n. 1) someone living in a residence or using premises, as a

n. 1) fairly permanent trade, profession, employment, busin

n. an illness resulting from long-term employment in a part

n. a danger or risk inherent in certain employments or work

v. to preempt (monopolize) an area of statutory law by a hi

adj. reference to an attorney who is not actively involved

adj. refers to an order of the court to take a lawsuit, pet

n. an accused defendant in a criminal case or one convicted

n. a crime or punishable violation of law of any type or ma

n. a specific proposal to enter into an agreement with anot

n. an explanation made by an attorney to a judge during tri

n. a person or entity to whom an offer to enter into a cont

n. a person or entity who makes a specific proposal to anot

n. 1) a high-level management official of a corporation or

n. any person who has an obligation to promote justice and

1) adj. referring to an act, document or anything sanctione

n. improper and/or illegal acts by a public official which

n. a volunteer who assists and/or benefits another without

1) n. also called a "setoff," the deduction by a debtor fro

n. a corporation chartered under the laws of a country othe

n. 1) failure to perform an act agreed to, where there is a

n. 1) an automobile insurance policy clause which provides

adj. a reference to a lawsuit in which all the legal issues

adj. in a promissory note, a requirement that the amount du

prep. having been formally filed with the clerk of the cour

prep. a phrase referring to a date or place used in a compl

prep. a phrase usually found in a contract or promissory no

adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling of a court

prep. testifying during a trial, in which the witness almos

n. the conduct of judicial proceedings (trials, hearings an

n. the explanation by the attorneys for both sides at the b

n. a change or transfer which occurs automatically due to e

n. the explanation of a court's judgment. When a trial cour

n. a right to purchase property or require another to perfo

conj. either; in the alternative. It is often vital to dist

n. an agreement made with spoken words and either no writin

1) n. every direction or mandate of a judge or a court whic

n. a judge's written mandate that a party appear in court o

n. a statute enacted by a city or town.

adj. regular, customary and continuing, and not unusual or

n. conduct of business within normal commercial customs and

n. the authority of a court to hold a trial, as distinguish

n. a child, particularly a minor, whose two natural parents

n. a person who has been given the appearance of being an e

n. apparent authority to do something or represent another

n. 1) the wrongful dispossession (putting out) of a rightfu

adj. referring to actions, including negotiations between p

n. moneys paid directly for necessary items by a contractor

n. a structure not connected with the primary residence on

n. popularly, anyone who commits serious crimes and acts ou

n. an agreement in which a producer agrees to sell its enti

v. 1) to charge more than a posted or advertised price. 2)

v. 1) to reject an attorney's objection to a question to a

n. in criminal law, an action which might be innocent itsel

v. to have a legal duty to pay funds to another. However, t

v. to have legal title or right to something. Mere possessi

(O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused o

n. one who has legal title or right to something. Contrary

n. legal title coupled with exclusive legal right to posses