Legal Terminology

2. The term used to describe activity that happens regarding a legal claim before a lawsuit is officially filed.
4. A written or printed statement made under oath
6. A perceptive thing that tends to prove or disprove a fact.
8. A document that names the executor of an estate and authorizes the executor to handle the estate.
11. An agreement between two or more parties that create obligations to do or not to do a particular thing
12. Laws that protect a person's personally identifiable information.
13. Examination of a cadaver to determine or confirm the cause of death
14. Acquiring from a person the necessary information to pursue a potential claim.
15. To commence and carry out a legal action; to engage in; carry on.
16. The decision of a trial jury or a judge that deterimines the guilt or innocence of a criminal defendant, or that determines the final outcome of a civil case.

1. The time within which a lawsuit must be filed or a criminal prosecution begun.
3. Short for a cause of action, lawsuit, or controversy
5. The geographic area in which a court has jurisdiction.
7. A party that files a civil suit with a court of law.
9. An individual who gives testimony under oath or affirmation, either orally or by affidavit or deposition.
10. Process of finding our or learning previously unknown information