Law
Terminology
A
Adjournment is a
temporary postponement to a case
Administrator the
person appointed to oversee an estate in the event that no will is written
Affidavit A
sworn written statement
Alimony also
known as “maintenance” and “spousal support”, alimony is the money paid by one
spouse to another following a divorce
Annul to void
Annulment is a
legal decree stating that a marriage was not valid – not to be confused with
“divorce”
Appeal a request to a
higher court to overturn the judgment of a lower one
Arbitration a
method of amicable dispute resolution
Arraignment the initial appearance before a judge in a
criminal case – it is at this hearing that a defendant can enter a plea, ask to
post bail, and, if the defendant cannot afford one, have a court lawyer
appointed