Jury Charge Brief Forms and Legal Terms

Flashcards for legal terminology and abbreviations used in jury charges and court proceedings.

Ackdams

Actual damages

Assenby

Assault and battery

At-burg

Attempted burglary

Browt

Beyond a reasonable doubt

Preponev

Preponderance of the evidence

Prepon

Preponderance of evidence

Memjur

Members of the jury

Lagey

Ladies and gentlemen

Laiz-co

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury

Circum-ev

Circumstantial evidence

Cred-co or Cred-ev

Credible evidence

Co-neg

Contributory negligence

Do-do

Defendant

Do-dos

Defendants

Po-po

Plaintiff

Po-pose

Plaintiffs

Crebel

Credibility

Exdam

Exemplary damages

Pune-dam or Pun-dam

Punitive damages

Comdam

Compensatory damages

Attie

Attorney

MSJ

Motion for summary judgment

Prej

Prejudice

MVA

Motor vehicle accident

Reas-doubt

Reasonable doubt

Reas-care

Reasonable care

Sum-judge or Sum-jo

Summary judgment

Wit-co

Witnesses

RDMC

Within a reasonable degree of medical certainty

RDMP

Within a reasonable degree of medical probability