Across
- 2. an agreement whereby the trustor gives legal title to some property to a trustee who uses the property for the benefit of a third person
- 6. postponement of a trial or other judicial proceedings until another date
- 8. to pass on real property to someone through a will
- 9. a logo or any other mark used with the intention of authenticating a writing
- 11. means "under a judge" or "under judgment"
- 13. a person with legal interest in a transaction
- 14. means "body of the crime"
- 17. a process where the charges are read to the accused in open court
- 19. a contract where one gives power and consent to another to represent and effect legal acts on his/her behalf
- 20. attendance in a courtroom, especially to be recognized as part of an ongoing case
- 22. the identification of a lawsuit by the parties names, the court, the docket number, and the cause of action
- 23. to suspend the running of the prescriptive period
Down
- 1. means "of its own kind" or "in a class by itself."
- 3. an organized system of statutes or regulations
- 4. a procedure that allows voters to propose a law and force a vote on it by the legislature or by the electorate at large
- 5. a contract to hold an offer open for a specified time
- 7. testimony about a statement, writing, or other assertion made outside the court and offered into evidence to prove the truth of its content
- 10. serving as a bad example to deter others from similar behavior
- 12. means "according to the right and good"
- 15. personal property put in a creditor’s possession as security for a debt
- 16. having enough of a stake in a controversy to support a relief or remedy prayed for in court
- 18. an official license or authorization granted by authority
- 21. a proposed statute