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Terms for subject Law (8527 entries)

default judgment	court decision in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant doesn't respond, answer or go to court when they're supposed to
defeat the ends of justice	pervert the course of justice	'More
D.	defence
Df	defence
defence	def.
D.	defendant
Df	defendant
defendant	In a civil case, the person or company being sued. In a criminal or traffic case, the person accused of the crime
answer	defendant’s formal document in response to a charge, lawsuit, or summons
respondent	defendant in a civil case
presumption of innocence	defendant is believed to be innocent in the absence of evidence rebutting that assumption
plea	defendant's "guilty," "not guilty" or other answer to a criminal charge
accused	defendant, person that is charged with a crime
law and motion	defendants must be present
defense	evidence offered by an accused to defeat criminal charge
defense	the defendant/accused and defense attorney, the facts and their presentation as they relate to the defendant
defense	In a civil case, the facts or arguments presented by the defendant to show why the plaintiff doesn't have a right to the relief asked for. In a criminal case, the reasons why a defendant should not be convicted of the charges
defense’s exhibit	documents, data and objects submitted by the defense as evidence
defense attorney	the lawyer that represents the accused person, the defendant
defense attorney	In a criminal case, the lawyer that represents the accused person