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Glossary of Legal Terms

Official source: United States Courts

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Jurisdiction: United States
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) Jurisdiction: United States
Judicial Conference of the United States Jurisdiction: United States
U.S. attorney Jurisdiction: United States
U.S. trustee Jurisdiction: United States
acquittal Jurisdiction: United States
active judge Jurisdiction: United States
admissible Jurisdiction: United States
adversary proceeding Jurisdiction: United States
affidavit Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
affirmed Jurisdiction: United States
alternate juror Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
alternative dispute resolution (adr) Jurisdiction: United States
amicus curiae Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
answer Jurisdiction: United States
appeal Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
appellant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
appellate Jurisdiction: United States
appellee Jurisdiction: United States
arraignment Jurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
article iii judge Jurisdiction: United States
assets Jurisdiction: United States
assume Jurisdiction: United States
automatic stay Jurisdiction: United States
bail Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
bankruptcy Jurisdiction: United States
bankruptcy administrator Jurisdiction: United States
bankruptcy code Jurisdiction: United States
bankruptcy court Jurisdiction: United States
bankruptcy estate Jurisdiction: United States
bankruptcy judge Jurisdiction: United States
bankruptcy petition Jurisdiction: United States
bankruptcy trustee Jurisdiction: United States
bench trial Jurisdiction: United States
brief Jurisdiction: United States
burden of proof Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
business bankruptcy Jurisdiction: United States
capital offense Jurisdiction: United States
case file Jurisdiction: United States
case law Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
caseload Jurisdiction: United States
cause of action Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
chambers Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
chapter 11 Jurisdiction: United States
chapter 12 Jurisdiction: United States
chapter 13 Jurisdiction: United States
chapter 13 trustee Jurisdiction: United States
chapter 15 Jurisdiction: United States
chapter 7 Jurisdiction: United States
chapter 7 trustee Jurisdiction: United States
chapter 9 Jurisdiction: United States
chief judge Jurisdiction: United States
claim Jurisdiction: United States
class action Jurisdiction: United States
clerk of court Jurisdiction: United States
collateral Jurisdiction: United States
common law Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
community service Jurisdiction: United States
complaint Jurisdiction: United States
concurrent sentence Jurisdiction: United States
confirmation Jurisdiction: United States
consecutive sentence Jurisdiction: United States
consumer bankruptcy Jurisdiction: United States
consumer debts Jurisdiction: United States
contingent claim Jurisdiction: United States
contract Jurisdiction: United States
conviction Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
counsel Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
count Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
court Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
court reporter Jurisdiction: United States
credit counseling Jurisdiction: United States
creditor Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
damages Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
de facto Jurisdiction: United States
de jure Jurisdiction: United States
de novo Jurisdiction: United States
debtor Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
debtor's plan Jurisdiction: United States
declaratory judgment Jurisdiction: United States
default judgment Jurisdiction: United States
defendant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
deposition Jurisdiction: United States
discharge Jurisdiction: United States
dischargeable debt Jurisdiction: United States
disclosure statement Jurisdiction: United States
discovery Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
dismissal with prejudice Jurisdiction: United States
dismissal without prejudice Jurisdiction: United States
disposable income Jurisdiction: United States
docket Jurisdiction: United States
due process Jurisdiction: United States
en banc Jurisdiction: United States
equitable Jurisdiction: United States
equity Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
evidence Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
ex parte Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
exclusionary rule Jurisdiction: United States
exculpatory evidence Jurisdiction: United States
executory contracts Jurisdiction: United States
exempt assets Jurisdiction: United States
exemptions, exempt property Jurisdiction: United States
face sheet filing Jurisdiction: United States
family farmer Jurisdiction: United States
federal public defender Jurisdiction: United States
federal public defender organization Jurisdiction: United States
federal question jurisdiction Jurisdiction: United States
felony Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
file Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
fraudulent transfer Jurisdiction: United States
fresh start Jurisdiction: United States
grand jury Jurisdiction: United States
habeas corpus Jurisdiction: United States
hearsay Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
home confinement Jurisdiction: United States
impeachment Jurisdiction: United States
in camera Jurisdiction: United States
in forma pauperis Jurisdiction: United States
inculpatory evidence Jurisdiction: United States
indictment Jurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: United States
information Jurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United States
injunction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
insider (of corporate debtor) Jurisdiction: United States
insider (of individual debtor) Jurisdiction: United States
interrogatories Jurisdiction: United States
issue Jurisdiction: United States
joint administration Jurisdiction: United States
joint petition Jurisdiction: United States
judge Jurisdiction: United States
judgeship Jurisdiction: United States
judgment Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
jurisdiction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
jurisprudence Jurisdiction: United States
jury Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
jury instructions Jurisdiction: United States
lawsuit Jurisdiction: United States
lien Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
liquidated claim Jurisdiction: United States
liquidation Jurisdiction: United States
litigation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
magistrate judge Jurisdiction: United States
means test Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
mental health treatment Jurisdiction: United States
misdemeanor Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
mistrial Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
moot Jurisdiction: United States
motion Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
motion in limine Jurisdiction: United States
motion to lift the automatic stay Jurisdiction: United States
no-asset case Jurisdiction: United States
nolo contendere Jurisdiction: United States
nondischargeable debt Jurisdiction: United States
nonexempt assets Jurisdiction: United States
objection to dischargeability Jurisdiction: United States
objection to exemptions Jurisdiction: United States
opinion Jurisdiction: United States
oral argument Jurisdiction: United States
panel Jurisdiction: United States
parole Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
party in interest Jurisdiction: United States
per curiam Jurisdiction: United States
peremptory challenge Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
petit jury (or trial jury) Jurisdiction: United States
petition Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: United States
petition preparer Jurisdiction: United States
petty offense Jurisdiction: United States
plaintiff Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
plan Jurisdiction: United States
plea Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
pleadings Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
postpetition transfer Jurisdiction: United States
prebankruptcy planning Jurisdiction: United States
precedent Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
preferential debt payment Jurisdiction: United States
presentence report Jurisdiction: United States
pretrial conference Jurisdiction: United States
pretrial services Jurisdiction: United States
priority Jurisdiction: United States
priority claim Jurisdiction: United States
pro per Jurisdiction: United States
pro se Jurisdiction: United States
pro tem Jurisdiction: United States
probation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
probation officer Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
procedure Jurisdiction: United States
proof of claim Jurisdiction: United States
property of the estate Jurisdiction: United States
prosecute Jurisdiction: United States
reaffirmation agreement Jurisdiction: United States
record Jurisdiction: United States
redemption Jurisdiction: United States
remand Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
reverse Jurisdiction: United States
sanction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
schedules Jurisdiction: United States
secured creditor Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
secured debt Jurisdiction: United States
senior judge Jurisdiction: United States
sentence Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
sentencing guidelines Jurisdiction: United States
sequester Jurisdiction: United States
service of process Jurisdiction: United States
settlement Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: United States
small business case Jurisdiction: United States
standard of proof Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
statement of financial affairs Jurisdiction: United States
statement of intention Jurisdiction: United States
statute Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
statute of limitations Jurisdiction: United States
sua sponte Jurisdiction: United States
subordination Jurisdiction: United States
subpoena Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
subpoena duces tecum Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
temporary restraining order Jurisdiction: United States
testimony Jurisdiction: United States
toll Jurisdiction: United States
tort Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
transcript Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
transfer Jurisdiction: United States
trustee Jurisdiction: United States
typing service Jurisdiction: United States
undersecured claim Jurisdiction: United States
undue hardship Jurisdiction: United States
unlawful detainer action Jurisdiction: United States
unliquidated claim Jurisdiction: United States
unscheduled debt Jurisdiction: United States
unsecured claim Jurisdiction: United States
uphold Jurisdiction: United States
venue Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
verdict Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
voir dire Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
voluntary transfer Jurisdiction: United States
wage garnishment Jurisdiction: United States
warrant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
witness Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
writ Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
writ of certiorari Jurisdiction: United States