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Terms in "Evidence Law"

affidavit

appeal

Property Law, Evidence Law, Administrative Law

attest

clear-and-convincing-proof

codicil

codicils

commissioner-of-oaths

competency

convincing-proof

credibility

encumber

Property Law, Evidence Law

expert-witness

general-instruction

hearing

identification

impose

in-witness-whereof

jury

marriage

Contract Law, Family Law, Evidence Law

mental-competence

no-fault

Family Law, Evidence Law

normal

notary-public

oath

object

perjury

positive-evidence

presence-of-the-testator

presume

process-server

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

produce

proof

recall

record

Contract Law, Evidence Law

satisfactory-evidence

stand

strike

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law, Employment Law

subpoena

suppress

teste

testify

testimony

title

Property Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

trial

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

venue

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

voucher

Corporate Law, Evidence Law

warrant

Criminal Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

will

Contract Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

witness

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

stop and frisk

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

submitted

subornation of perjury

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

subpena

subpena duces tecum

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

summary adjudication of issues

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

summons

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

suppression of evidence

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

survivorship

Property Law, Evidence Law

sustain

swear

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

tainted evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

taking the Fifth

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

temporary insanity

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

testamentary capacity

transcript

Evidence Law, Administrative Law

true bill

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

turn states' evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

ultimate fact

undue influence

Contract Law, Evidence Law

unreasonable search and seizure

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

variance

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Administrative Law

verdict

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

voir dire

weight of evidence

whiplash

Civil Law, Evidence Law

will contest

Civil Law, Evidence Law

witness stand

work product

abuse of discretion

Criminal Law, Family Law, Evidence Law

acceptance of service

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Family Law, Evidence Law

acknowledgment

Property Law, Evidence Law

adhesion contract

Contract Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

ad litem

Civil Law, Evidence Law

admissible evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

admission against interest

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

admission of evidence

admission of guilt

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

admit

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

advancement

adverse possession

Property Law, Evidence Law

adverse witness

after-discovered evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

age discrimination

Evidence Law, Employment Law

approach the bench

approach the witness

a priori assumption

argumentative

Family Law, Evidence Law

attachment

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

attestation

attorney's work product

at will employment

Contract Law, Evidence Law, Employment Law