Legal Terminology 9 (copy)

Chattel Real (chattul reel)

An item of personal property so affixed to the real estates as to be considered a part thereof; a fixture.

Count

A distinct statement of plaintiff’s cause of action. A complaint or indictment may contain one or more counts.

Litigate

To carry on legal contest by judicial process.

Quitclaim

To release or relinquish a claim. A quitclaim deed releases right or title to another without professing validity of title.

Rebuttal

State of trial proceedings demonstrating evidence of previous witnesses as untrue; the evidence itself

Petit Jury (petty jury)

The ordinary jury, distinguished from grand jury.

Perjury

False swearing

Ad Hoc

For only the particular case at hand.

Escrow

Held by a third party until an agreed event takes place.

Interrogatories

Written questions propounded by one party and served on adversary, who must serve written answers thereto under oath.

Lien

A charge against property.

Summons

A writ of notification requiring the person to appear and defend.

Venire (veneer)

An entire panel from which a jury is drawn.

Pendente Lite (pendant light)

While the suit is pending

In limine (in LIM-in-ee)

On or at the threshold; at the very beginning; preliminary.