Court Terms

1. In the practice of the court of appeals, it means that the court of appeals has concluded that the lower court decision is correct and will stand as rendered by the lower court.
3. Property of all kinds, including real and personal, tangible and intangible.
4. jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
6. An agreement to continue performing duties under a contract or lease.
7. A request made after a trial by a party that has lost on one or more issues that a higher court review the decision to determine if it was correct. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the "appellant;" the other party is the "appellee."
8. About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgment of a lower court (trial court) or tribunal. For example, the U.S. circuit courts of appeals review the decisions of the U.S. district courts.

1. A written or printed statement made under oath.
2. A term used to describe evidence that may be considered by a jury or judge in civil and criminal cases.
4. A proceeding in which a criminal defendant is brought into court, told of the charges in an indictment or information, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
5. The party who appeals a district court's decision, usually seeking reversal of that decision.
6. The party who opposes an appellant's appeal, and who seeks to persuade the appeals court to affirm the district court's decision.
9. The formal written statement by a defendant in a civil case that responds to a complaint, articulating the grounds for defense.