Legal glossary category
Civil Procedure
Browse 19 glossary entries in the Civil Procedure category, with short plain-English descriptions and direct links to the full term pages.
final judgment
Think of a final judgment like the school principal’s signed decision that a student must clean the hallway; the decision stands and the student mu...
Open term →holding
Think of a holding like the teacher’s final grade on a test—it decides whether you pass or fail, not the extra comments on the paper.
Open term →injunction
Think of a hall pass that tells you you must stay in the library; crossing the line means the librarian can call you out.
Open term →issue
Think of a hall pass: if a student claims they have one, the teacher must decide whether the claim is valid before letting them leave class.
Open term →joinder
Imagine a group project where a teacher lets a new teammate join after work has started, so the whole class can finish the assignment together with...
Open term →judgment
A judgment works like a hall pass the teacher gives you after you win a spelling bee – it lets the winner demand something from the loser, like a c...
Open term →judicial
Think of a hall pass that lets a student leave class; a judicial order works the same way, letting someone do or stop something until a higher auth...
Open term →jurisdiction
Think of a hall pass that lets a student roam any classroom; without it, the teacher can’t require the student to follow rules in that room.
Open term →jury
Think of a jury like a group of kids voting on whether a playground rule was broken, and their majority decision decides the consequence.
Open term →jury trial
Imagine you and a friend disagree about who broke a toy; you ask the whole class to vote instead of the teacher deciding.
Open term →legal action
Think of a legal action like a hall pass that lets a student demand the teacher enforce a rule, and the school must decide if the demand is valid.
Open term →legal process
Think of a legal process like a school hallway pass: you follow a set route, show the pass at each checkpoint, and only then can you reach your des...
Open term →litigation
Think of a hall pass that lets a student go to the office; if the teacher refuses, the student must follow the school’s formal appeal process to ge...
Open term →moratorium
Think of a school principal putting a week‑long hold on all hallway passes; students must wait before leaving class, just as parties wait while a m...
Open term →motion
Think of a motion like raising your hand in class to ask the teacher for a break; the teacher’s answer decides whether you can pause the lesson.
Open term →objection
Think of a hall pass: if you raise your hand and say you don’t have one, the teacher stops you until you prove you do.
Open term →order
Getting a hall pass lets a student leave class; an order lets a person must obey a court’s command, and breaking it means detention.
Open term →order for relief
Think of a hall pass that tells you exactly when you can leave class; stepping out without it gets you in trouble.
Open term →petition
Think of a petition like a hallway pass; you hand it to the teacher and get permission to go somewhere you otherwise couldn't.
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