Court terms starting with D

9 terms

1. De Novo (dih NO-vo) In cancer, the first occurrence of cancer in the body.
2. Decree An order of the court. A final decree is one that fully and finally disposes of the litigation. See interlocutory.
3. Default Default occurs when a debtor is unable to meet the legal obligation of debt repayment, one form of which is the failure to promptly pay interest or…
4. Defendant An individual (or business) against whom a lawsuit is filed.
5. Discovery This is when the Court orders each party (each side) to give each other information about the facts before the trial, to avoid surprise.
6. Dismissal Process by which a court will terminate a case. With Prejudice - cannot refile. Without Prejudice - can refile at a later date.
7. docket A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
8. Drug Court At least one third of the cases that have been presented in Superior Court over the last few years have been cases involving drugs.
9. Due process The notion, grounded in the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments to the U. S. Constitution, of rights in most court and administrative proceedings to receive…