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Glossary of Legal Terms

Official source: New Zealand Ministry of Justice

Subject: id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071120   Justice, Administration of
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
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ADR Jurisdiction: New Zealand
acquit Jurisdiction: New Zealand
act Jurisdiction: New Zealand
adjourn Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
affidavit Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
affirmation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New Zealand
alternative dispute resolution Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
amicus curiae Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
appeal Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
appellant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
appellant court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
applicant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
application Jurisdiction: New Zealand
bail Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
bail appeal Jurisdiction: New Zealand
bail application Jurisdiction: New Zealand
bailiff Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
bar Jurisdiction: New Zealand
barrister Jurisdiction: New Zealand
beyond reasonable doubt Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
bill of rights Jurisdiction: New Zealand
burden of proof Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
bylaws Jurisdiction: New Zealand
callover Jurisdiction: New Zealand
case law Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
case management Jurisdiction: New Zealand
categories of offence Jurisdiction: New Zealand
certified copy Jurisdiction: New Zealand
chambers Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
charge Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New Zealand
charging document Jurisdiction: New Zealand
child Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
civil law Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
closed court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
common law Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
community magistrate Jurisdiction: New Zealand
conflict of interest Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
contact arrangements Jurisdiction: New Zealand
contempt of court Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
coroner Jurisdiction: New Zealand
counsel Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
counterclaim Jurisdiction: New Zealand
court Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
court attendant Jurisdiction: New Zealand
court of appeal Jurisdiction: New Zealand
court order Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New Zealand
court taker Jurisdiction: New Zealand
criminal law Jurisdiction: New Zealand
cross-examination Jurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
crown (as prosecutor) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
damages Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
declaration Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
defendant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
direction Jurisdiction: New Zealand
discharge (a court order) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
disclosure (criminal proceeding) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
discontinue Jurisdiction: New Zealand
discovery Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
dissolution Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New Zealand
district court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
divorce Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New Zealand
dock Jurisdiction: New Zealand
employment court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
environment court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
evidence Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
exhibits Jurisdiction: New Zealand
family court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
file Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
fine Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
fixture Jurisdiction: New Zealand
guardian (of a child) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
habeas corpus (writ of) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
hearing Jurisdiction: New Zealand
hearsay Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
high court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
hung jury Jurisdiction: New Zealand
imprisonment Jurisdiction: New Zealand
infringement notice Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
injunction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
inquest Jurisdiction: New Zealand
interim order Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
judge's list Jurisdiction: New Zealand
judge-alone trial Jurisdiction: New Zealand
judgment Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
judicial conference Jurisdiction: New Zealand
judiciary Jurisdiction: New Zealand
jurisdiction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
jury Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
jury trial Jurisdiction: New Zealand
justice of the peace (jps) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
law Jurisdiction: New Zealand
leave (of the court) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
legal aid Jurisdiction: New Zealand
litigant Jurisdiction: New Zealand
mckenzie friend Jurisdiction: New Zealand
mediation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New Zealand
māori land court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
natural justice Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
notary public Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
oath Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New Zealand
offence Jurisdiction: New Zealand
offender Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
order Jurisdiction: New Zealand
party Jurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New Zealand
perjury Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
plaintiff Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
plea Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
practice note Jurisdiction: New Zealand
pre-sentence report Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
prima facie evidence Jurisdiction: New Zealand
privileged (document or information) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
probation officer Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
proceeding Jurisdiction: New Zealand
prosecutor Jurisdiction: New Zealand
quash Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
reasonable doubt Jurisdiction: New Zealand
refugee Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
registrar Jurisdiction: New Zealand
registrar's list Jurisdiction: New Zealand
remand Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
reserved decision Jurisdiction: New Zealand
respondent Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New Zealand
restorative justice Jurisdiction: New Zealand
rules of court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
search warrant Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
security for costs Jurisdiction: New Zealand
self-represented litigant Jurisdiction: New Zealand
sentence Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
service (of documents) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
setting down Jurisdiction: New Zealand
settlement (of a claim) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
statement of claim Jurisdiction: New Zealand
statute law Jurisdiction: New Zealand
statutes Jurisdiction: New Zealand
submission Jurisdiction: New Zealand
summons Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New Zealand
supreme court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
timetable Jurisdiction: New Zealand
tort Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
transcript Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
trial Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
tribunal Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
ultra vires Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New Zealand
verdict Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
vexatious proceeding Jurisdiction: New Zealand
victim Jurisdiction: New Zealand
victim adviser Jurisdiction: New Zealand
waitangi tribunal Jurisdiction: New Zealand
warrant to arrest Jurisdiction: New Zealand
warrant to seize Jurisdiction: New Zealand
witness (in court) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
young person Jurisdiction: New Zealand
youth advocate Jurisdiction: New Zealand
youth court Jurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New Zealand