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Daily Events Abbreviations
Common Legal Terms
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Alford plea - Voluntary plea of guilty by Dft, more an
acknowledgment that the evidence exists for a conviction
than an admission of guilt
assignee - Person to whom an assignment or grant is
made; also grantee
bnf - By Next Friend (someone assisting and/or acting on
behalf of another in litigation)
CASP - Community Alternative Service Program at probation
program
et al - and others
GAL - guardian ad litem, appointed by the court to represent
a child or unborn child in a case, but only for the
duration of the litigation
habeas corpus - Produce
the body, bring someone to
court to determine if he or she is being denied liberty
without due process
in forma pauperis - In
the form of a pauper; Permission
given to a poor person to proceed without liability for
court costs
interlocutory - Provisional, temporary, not final
intervenor - Person who voluntary interposes
into an action with the permission of the court
legatee - Person on whom a legacy is given in a will
lis pendens - A pending suit; jurisdiction a court has over
property in litigation until final judgment
nunc pro tunc - For
now then; for acts which should have
been done earlier, but were not, and now are being done
with a retroactive effect
pro se - Someone acting as his/her own attorney
replevin- Action by which someone who contends to be
the rightful owner of property may have it returned or
may have it while litigation is in progress
SATOP - Substance/Alcohol abuse program for traffic
offenders
supersedeas bond - A bond required when one petitions
to set aside a judgment or execution
trial de novo - New trial or retrial, held as if no trial was
previously conducted
UIFSA/URESA - Interstate child support actions |
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