referring to acts that are intentional, conscious and directed toward achieving a purpose.
to keep evidence from being admitted at trial by showing either that it was illegally obtained or that it is irrelevant.
an order of the court for a witness to appear at a particular time and place to testify and/or produce documents in the control of the witness.
a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court.
to keep separate or apart.
referring to a contract or bargain which is so unfair to a party that no reasonable or informed person would agree to it.
to issue a forged document.
attachment of responsibility to a person for harm or damages caused by another person in either a negligence lawsuit or criminal prosecution.
an action or process which is so inherently dangerous that the person or entity conducting the activity is "strictly liable" for any injury caused by the activity.
moving about without a means to support oneself, without a permanent home, and relying on begging.
a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord; a person holding real property by private ownership
in a trial, a conclusion of fact which is logically deduced from the evidence.
entering another person's property without permission.
a person (usually a minor) who has a guardian appointed by the court to care for and take responsibility for that person.
the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
is the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit in court based upon their stake in the outcome.
a civil wrong or wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental, from which injury occurs to another.
a legal document containing instructions as to what should be done with one's money and property after one's death.
the amount of pressure which one uses to force someone to execute a will leaving assets in a particular way, to make a direct gift while alive or to sign a contract.