Glossary of legal terms

ACAS 

 

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration...

 

Software which is no longer being maintained, released or supported by the...

Abet 

 

To counsel, procure or command someone to commit a...

 

This is when a court takes no further action against an offender, although their offence and discharge will appear on their criminal...

 

The entitlement to the item of property which is not limited by any other person’s...

 

This is a summary of all legal documents which relate to a...

 

This is "something so unfair and wrong that the court should not allow a prosecutor to proceed with what is in all other respect a regular proceeding" (Hui Chi-Ming v...

 

The unconditional agreement to an...

 

The person who has allegedly committed a criminal...

 

This must be filed by a defendant if they are unable to file their defence within a specified period or if they wish to dispute the jurisdiction of a...

 

This is where a sudden burst of sound can temporarily or even permanently damage the eardrum and cause excruciating...

 

This is the purchase of one company by another without a merger...

 

The discharge of a defendant following a verdict or direction of "not...

Act 

 

Act of Parliament - primary legislation enacted by...

Action 

 

Proceedings issued in the County or High Court. (Now known as...

 

The act of committing a...

 

This is where one party will accept the delivery or service of legal...

 

The temporary suspension of the hearing of a...

 

Judgment or decision in a...

 

This is a court order which requires a debtor to pay money to the court, which then distributes it amongst any...

 

Part of the High Court which deals with Judicial...

 

A person appointed by the Court to manage the estate of a deceased...

 

(Evidence) which is allowed to be used in a...

 

The court order when a child is...

 

The system of justice used in British courts for trying to get at the truth, based upon argument between two...
 
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