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| The cause in the complaint stating the damages claimed by the plaintiff. |
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| A person who signs an affidavit. |
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| A written statement sworn to under oath before a notary public as being true to the affiant's own knowledge,information and belief. |
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| Claims that the party making it expects to prove. |
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| The act of taking a person's property and bringing it into the custody of the law so that it may be applied toward the defendant's debt if the plaintiff wins the suit. |
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| To assert positively,to make an allegation. |
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| Another word for allegation. |
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| The ground on which the suit is maintained. |
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| A lawsuit other than a criminal one.Happens when 2 or more people become involved in a dispute that they are unable to settle by themselves. |
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| A lawsuit brought,with the court's permission,by one or more persons on behalf of a very large group of people who have the same interest in the matter. |
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| A formal document containing a short and plain statement of the claim indicating that the plaintiff is entitles to relief an containing a demand for the relief sought. |
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| Service that is not a personal service. |
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| A complaint.Called a declaration at common law. |
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| A court decision entered against a party who has failed to plead or defend a lawsuit. |
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| When names of defendants are unknown they are referred to as this. |
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| The hearing is attended by one party only. |
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| The procedure for attaching the defendant's property that is in the hands of a third person. |
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| The essential basis or gist of the complaint. |
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| Appropriate for court assessment. |
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| A claim that one has against the property of another. |
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| A suit at law.A court action. |
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| A written application for a court order. |
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| Written statements of claims and defenses used by the parties in the lawsuit. |
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| Preponderance of Evidence |
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| When the process server serves process by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the defendant personally. |
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| Means of compelling the defendant in an action to appear in court. |
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| A person who carries out service of process. |
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| A court will not hear a case unless there is an actual present controversy for the court to decide. |
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| Govern civil cases brought in federal courts. |
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| A party has a tangible,legally protected interest at stake in a lawsuit. |
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| When the summons and complaint are delivered to the defendant's agent or mailed or published in a newspaper. |
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| A formal notice to the defendant that a lawsuit has begun and that the defendant must file an answer within the number of days set by state law or lose the case by default. |
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| The calendar of cases that are ready for trial. |
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| The trial docket,calender of cases ready for trial. |
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| The one holding the property. |
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| The procedure for attaching the defendant's property that is in the hands of a third person. |
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| A written statement under oath confirming the correctness,truth,or authenticity of a pleading. |
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| A written order of a court,returnable to the same,commanding the performance or nonperformance of an act. |
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| A written order to the sheriff commanding the sheriff to attach the real or personal property of the defendant up to an amount approved by the court. |
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| Person who brings the suit. |
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| A trustee process summons. |
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