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Glossary of Legal Terms

Creator: New Zealand Ministry of Justice
Original location: www.justice.govt.nz/about/glossary/

Subject: id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071120   Justice, Administration of
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Dataset: github.com/public-law/datasets/blob/master/NewZealand/justice-glossary.json
Parser: github.com/public-law/open-gov-crawlers/blob/master/public_law/parsers/nzl/justice_glossary.py
Readability (Dale-Chall): 26.4 (dataset average: 14.3. Higher is better.)
Last modified: (unknown)
Last accessed: 2022-09-05

Entries

ADR Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Acquit Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Act Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Adjourn Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Affidavit Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
Affirmation Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Alternative Dispute Resolution Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Amicus curiae Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Appeal Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Appellant Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Appellant court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Applicant Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Application Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Bail Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Bail appeal Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Bail application Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Bailiff Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Bar Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Barrister Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Beyond reasonable doubt Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Bill of Rights Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Burden of proof Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
Bylaws Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Callover Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Case law Jurisdiction: 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: New Zealand
Closed court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Common law Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Community magistrate Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Conflict of interest Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Contact arrangements Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Contempt of court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Coroner Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Counsel Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: 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: New Zealand
Crown (as prosecutor) Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Damages Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Declaration Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Defendant Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: 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: New ZealandJurisdiction: 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 States
Exhibits Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Family Court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
File Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Fine Jurisdiction: New Zealand
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: New Zealand
Injunction Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Inquest Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Interim order Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Judge's list Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Judge-alone trial Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Judgment Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Judicial conference Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Judiciary Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Jurisdiction Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
Jury Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: 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: CanadaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New Zealand
Māori Land Court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Natural justice Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Notary public Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Oath Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New Zealand
Offence Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Offender Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Order Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Party Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Perjury Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Plaintiff Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Plea Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Practice note Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Pre-sentence report Jurisdiction: 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: 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: New Zealand
Restorative justice Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Rules of court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Search warrant Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Security for costs Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Self-represented litigant Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Sentence Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: 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: New Zealand
Supreme Court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Timetable Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Tort Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Transcript Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
Trial Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Tribunal Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Ultra vires Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Verdict Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: 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 Court Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Youth advocate Jurisdiction: New Zealand