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    • ATTORNEY GENERAL
    The Attorney General serves as a member of the President's Cabinet as the top law enforcement officer lawyer of the US government and the Department of Justice. The Attorney General is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. He is the only member who is not given the title Secretary.


    BARRISTER
    A Barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions, which employ a "split profession" in relation to legal representation. In split professions, the other type of lawyer is the solicitor. Solicitors have more direct contact with the clients, whereas barristers often only become involved in a case in order to provide any advocacy needed by the client.


    CORPORATE LAWYER
    A corporate lawyer is a lawyer who represents a corporation in court trials or who provides legal advice to a corporation. Because of the large-scale nature of the work, corporate lawyers almost invariably belong to firms consisting of many partners and lawyers. It can also more specifically refer to a lawyer specializing in law specifically relating to the ownership and structure of companies.


    COUNSEL
    An attorney admitted to practice in all courts of law; but as the United States legal system makes no formal division of the legal profession into two classes most US citizens use the term loosely in the same sense as lawyer. Many law firms have lawyers with the job title of "counsel", "special counsel" or "of counsel."


    COUNTY ATTORNEY
    A county attorney is the chief legal officer for a county or local judicial district. It is usually an elected position. The role of the county attorney can be similar to or complementary to that of a local State's Attorney, Commonwealth's Attorney or District Attorney.


    PATENT ATTORNEY
    A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition.


    SOLICITOR
    The legal profession is split between solicitors who represent and advise clients, and a barrister who is retained by a solicitor to advocate in a legal hearing or to render a legal opinion. A "solicitor" may be the chief legal officer of a city or town


    STATE’S ATTORNEY
    The State's Attorney (also called State Attorney, District Attorney, Commonwealth's Attorney, County Attorney, County Prosecutor, Prosecuting Attorney (Prosecutor) or Solicitor (South Carolina only)) is an appointed or elected official who is often the chief law enforcement officer of his or her respective county circuit or district.


    TRADEMARK ATTORNEY
    A trademark attorney is a person who is qualified to act in matters involving trademark law and practice. The responsibilities of a trademark attorney include advising on the adoption and selection of new trademarks; filing and prosecuting applications, advising on the use and registration, handling oppositions, revocations, invalidations and infringement matters.

    GLOSSARY OF LEGAL TERMS

    Abettor - One who encourages or incites, persuades or sets another on to commit a crime.
    Abscond - To travel covertly out of the jurisdiction of the courts, or to conceal oneself.
    Accessory - One who knows of and assists in a crime, but is not present when committed.
    Accomplice – An individual who voluntarily engages with another in a crime.
    Acquittal – When an individual is found not guilty of a violation of law.
    Adversarial system - Opposing parties do their best to present evidence and arguments to the benefit of their respective clients.
    Affidavit - Written statement of fact, signed and sworn to before under oath.
    Alibi - A provable account of an individual's whereabouts at the time of a crime, which would make it impossible or impractical to accuse the person.
    Appeal – A Process by which a case is brought from one court to a higher court for review.
    Arraignment – A court hearing where the defendant is advised to the charges and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
    Bailment - A transfer of possession of a chattel from a bailor to a bailee without transfer of legal or equitable title.
    Capital Offence - A criminal offence punishable by death.
    Case-in-chief - Portion of a case in which the litigant has the burden of presenting evidence.
    Case-in-rebuttal - The portion of a case in which the litigant has the opportunity to present rebuttal evidence against evidence given in the opposition's case-in-chief.
    Challenge for cause - Excusing a juror from a trial for a specific reason. Each side has an unlimited number of challenges for cause.
    Civil Rights - Rights guaranteed to individuals by the government under the Constitution and other certain Acts of Congress.
    Class Action - Lawsuit brought by a representative of a group of people on behalf of all.
    Conviction - To be found by a judge or jury to have violated a law. Note that a conviction does not necessarily mean the person has committed a crime.
    Crime - A violation of law which is an offence against the state and generally punishable by some form of penalty which could include prison or jail time..
    Change of venue - A case before a court will be heard in another jurisdiction versus the one where the said crime took place.
    Cross Examination - Questioning of a witness during a trial or during the taking of a deposition, by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.
    Custodian - A person appointed to manage and dispense funds for a child without constricting court supervision and accounting requirements.
    Dismissal - Termination of a legal proceeding prior to finding, with or without prejudice.
    Deposition - Testimony taken under oath and recorded outside the courtroom.
    Direct Appeal - A proceeding in which a convicted person asks a higher court to overturn a conviction or sentence received at the trial court based on alleged errors in the trial record.
    Direct Examination - Questioning by the party for whom the witness is testifying.
    Exhibit - The paper, document, or other physical object received as evidence during a trial.
    Express authority - An employee who is hired by agreement is an agent and has been given express authority to act on behalf of the business.
    Felony - A serious crime, which is punishable by imprisonment of at least one year, or by execution, or by fine or both fine and imprisonment.
    Fixed-price contract – A contract, which is framed in such a way that, when the contractor finishes the agreed-upon work, it will only receive the pre-arranged compensation.
    Grantee – A grantee is a person to whom something is granted. In a franchise agreement, for example, the party buying the franchise is the grantee.
    Grantor – A grantor is a person who grants something (typically, rights or real property). In a franchise agreement, for example, the party selling the franchise is the grantor.
    Implied authority - The ability of a person to make a legally binding contract on the behalf of a business or organization, by way of uniform or interaction with the public.
    Inadmissible - Cannot be admitted in court under the established rules of evidence.
    Indictment - Written accusation of a grand jury, the charging of a committed a crime.
    Infraction – A minor violation of law where the penalty consists of monetary forfeiture.
    Injunction - Any court order prohibiting some parties from specific actions and/or activities.
    Judgement proof - Being incapable of paying any suit against you.
    Libel - An untrue statement published in print and communicated to a third party with the purpose to damage the reputation of another.
    Miranda Rights - A list of rights that police in the United States must read to suspects in custody before questioning them.
    Misdemeanor - A less serious crime, which is punishable by a fine, by imprisonment of one year or less, or by both.
    Mistrial - Erroneous or invalid trial. Usually declared because of prejudicial error in the proceedings, hung jury, or when the proceedings must be interrupted.
    Motions - Oral or written requests made by a party to an action and brought before a judge prior to, during, or after a trial.
    Objection - Statement by an attorney in opposition to testimony, or the attempted admission of evidence, and opposing its consideration as evidence.
    Offence - Any accusation of violation of law whether it is a criminal violation such as murder or a non-criminal infraction such as a parking ticket.
    On the merits - Describes the ultimate decision or judgement of a case. A decision on the merits is a judgement based on the facts, rendered after a full presentation of the evidence.
    Pardon - Legal release from the punishment of a crime.
    Plea - A statement made by the defendant as to his/her guilt or innocence.
    Plea Bargain - The process by which the accused and the prosecutor negotiate a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case. Such bargains are not binding on the court.
    Precedent - Judicial decision that serves as an example for how to rule in similar cases.
    Respondent - The party to an appeal in which a lower court judgement is in its favour.
    Slander - The tort of making false oral statements damaging to another person's reputation; the oral form of defamation.
    (The) State - The body politic; the government.
    Subpoena - A court process used to cause a witness to appear and give testimony, commanding him or her to appear before the court or magistrate.
    Tort - A civil wrong as opposed to a criminal wrong.
    Under Seal - A procedure allowing sensitive or confidential information to be filed with a court without becoming a matter of public record.
    Versus - Against or opposed to, the abbreviation vs. usually used in case names.

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