judderA temporal artifact associated with moving images, which artifact occurs when the image is sampled at one frame rate and converted to a different frame…
judgeAn official with the authority and responsibility to preside in a court, try lawsuits and make legal rulings. Judges are attorneys.
Judge RequestA written document containing the Housing Court case number and the name of the party asking that their case be heard by a District Court judge instead of…
JudgmentA legal decision; when requiring debt repayment, a judgment may include a property lien that secures the creditor's claim by providing a collateral source.
Judgment as a matter of lawIn a case in which the plaintiff has failed to present on the facts of his case proper evidence for jury consideration, the trial judge may order the…
Judgment debtorOne who owes money as a result of a judgment in favor of a creditor.
Judgment LienA lien on the property of a debtor resulting from the decree of a court.
Judicial lienA lien created by order of a court, such as the lien of a judgment.
Judicial reviewThe authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government.
JudiciaryThe branch of government invested with judicial power to interpret and apply the law; the court system; the body of judges.
JunctionA region of transition between semiconductor layers, such as a p/n junction, which goes from a region that has a high concentration of acceptors (p-type)…
junctional nevus(JUNK-shuh-nul NEE-vus) A type of nevus (mole) found at the junction (border) between the epidermis (outer) and the dermis (inner) layers of the skin.
Junior MortgageA loan that is subordinate to the primary loan or first-lien mortgage loan, such as a second or third mortgage.
Junior securityIn the world of bonds, the term junior means having less claim to repayment. If you own a junior security and the issuing company goes out of business…
Junior water rightsWater rights that are more recent than older or more senior rights. See also Senior water rights
Junk bondJunk bonds carry a higher-than-average risk of default, which means that the bond issuer may not be able to meet interest payments or repay the loan when…
junk e-mailUnsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). Also known as spam. [Exchange 2007]
junk pagesmeaningless documents that serve no purpose other than to spam the search engines with keyword stuffed pages in hopes a visitor might click on an adsense…
JunketA casino subsidized travel package for a group of gamblers.
JuradoUn cierto número de personas determinadas por ley que son juramentadas para investigar ciertos hechos.
JuratCertificate of person and officer before whom a writing is sworn to.
JurisdicciónLas limitaciones geográficas y de “tipos de acciones judiciales” de un tribunal.
Jurisdiction(1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same…
Jurisdiction, PersonalThe power or authority of a court to hear and try a case with respect to an individual.
JuryA certain number of men and women selected according to law and sworn to try a question of fact or indict a person for public offense.
Jury AdministratorThe court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.
Jury ForemanThe member of the jury, chosen first, acts as the chairman and spokesperson for the jury.
jury instructionsA judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the law governing the case.
Jury pollAfter a jury verdict is returned but before it is officially recorded, the jury may be polled at the request of either party.
jury poolThe group of people from which the actual jury is chosen. The jury pool is randomly selected from a source such as voter registration banks.
Jury selectionThe process by which the adversaries select a jury. The prosecutor and the defense attorney jointly select the jury by using challenges to eliminate those…
Just-in-time (JIT) CompilerA compiler that converts all of the bytecode into native machine code just as a Java program is run.
Just-in-time orderingA strategy for managing materials used at a project that ensures materials become available as needed to support activities, but are not stockpiled at the…
Justice DepartmentAn executive branch agency with responsibilities in a wide range of areas bearing on the administration of justice.
JusticiableIssues and claims capable of being properly examined in court.
justificationThe process of changing the digit rate of a digital signal in a controlled manner so that it is in accord with a digit rate different from its own…
Justified complaintA complaint that exposes an apparent violation of a policy provision, contract provision, rule, or statute; or which indicates a practice or service that…
justifyTo shift the contents of a register or a field so that the significant character at the specified end of the data is at a particular position. 2.
JuvenileYoung fish older than 1 year but not capable of reproduction.
juvenile hormoneA hormone secreted by insects from a pair of endocrine glands close to the brain.
juvenile in vitro embryo technology(Abbreviation: JIVT or JIVET). A technology involving collection of immature eggs from young animals, their in vitro maturation and fertilization, and the…
juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia(JOO-veh-NILE MY-eh-loh-MAH-noh-SIH-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh) A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the…
Juvenile salmonAll early lifestages of downstream migrating salmon (fry through smolt).
Juvenile WaterWater formed chemically within the earth and brought to the surface in intrusive rock.
Juvenile-Onset DiabeticSee IDDM. Diabetes developing during childhood, usually begins before the eighteenth birthday with severe and rapidly developing symptoms of hunger…
juvenilityEarly phase of development in which an organism is incapable of sexual reproduction.