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Verdict
The formal and unanimous decision or finding made by a jury. .
Removal, order of
To send back; For example, an appellate court may remand a case to a lower court for retrial or for some change in disposition.
Jurisprudence
Formal study of the principles on which legal rules are based and the means by which judges guide their decision making.
Manslaughter
A person recklessly causes the death of another, or acting under extreme emotional disturbance, causes the death of another, or acting under circumstances when a person reasonably believes the circumstances provide a legal justification or excuse for his conduct constitutes manslaughter.
Costs
An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.
Reporting statutes
An order by a court directing the transfer of a case to another court. For example, when a case is proper for jurisdiction in federal court, the federal court may remove the case from the state court in which it was originally filed.
Cross-claim
In a civil proceeding, if there are two or more defendants, one defendant can raise a claim against another defendant.
Fiduciary
A person who has assumed a special relationship to another person or another person's property, such as a trustee, administrator, executor, lawyer, or guardian. The fiduciary must exercise the highest degree of care to maintain and preserve the person's rights and/or property, which are within his/her charge
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