Legal Terminology

1. The action of a court to deny, vacate, or make void a request on the legal process, such as a warrant. A warrant can be quashed by the Court when a person appears in court to resolve their criminal case.
3. Money or property was given to the Court for the temporary release of a defendant, to ensure that the defendant will return to court.
6. A third party (employer/bank) who is served notice by a court to surrender money in settlement of a debt or claim.
8. To cancel or rescind a court order.
11. A motion is a formal written request to a hearing officer for purposes of obtaining an order in favor of the individual making the request.
13. The police issued an order to appear before a judge on a given date to defend against a stated charge.
17. A formal accusation by a grand jury that charges a person with a crime.
18. Someone without enough money to either support himself or herself or his or her family. Someone who cannot afford to pay certain fees required by the court.
19. Legal paper filed to start various types of civil lawsuits.
20. The legal process by which one recovers land or a dwelling from another.

2. A decision or sentence imposed by a judge.
4. A written direction of a court or judge to do or refrain from doing certain acts.
5. The court location.
7. Provides legal notice to a party about a lawsuit and may involve an order to appear and or response to the complaint.
9. A date where the court informs a defendant of his or her charges and asks him/her how he or she is going to plead (responsible or not responsible).
10. A claim presented by a defendant in opposition to a deduction from the claim of the plaintiff whether or not it arises from the matters in question in the plaintiff's action
12. A charge or security or encumbrance upon property.
14. A postponement of further proceedings in a hearing, trial, or another judicial proceeding until a later date.
15. An elected official responsible for service of process.
16. Offenses punishable by fines or being jailed for a certain amount of time or a combination of fines and jail.