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Sentence: The punishment ordered by a
court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
Service of process: The service of writs
or summonses to the appropriate party.
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve
their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment
of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries
are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations.
Sidebar: A conference between the judge
and lawyers held out of earshot of the jury and spectators.
Simple assault: attempted assaults where
no weapon was used and which did not result in serious injury to the victim.
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Statute of limitations: A law that sets
the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear
and give testimony.
Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a
witness to produce documents.
Summary judgement: A decision made on the
basis of statements and evidence presented for the record without a trial. It is
used when there is no dispute as to the facts of the case, and one party is
entitled to judgement as a matter of law.
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