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Issue No: 156
February 13, 2010

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Law lexicon

Antitrust acts - Federal and state statutes to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints, price discriminations, price fixing, and monopolies.

Appeal - A proceeding brought to a higher court to review a lower court decision.

Appeal Bond - A guaranty by the appealing party insuring that court costs will be paid.

Appearance - The act of coming into court as a party to a suit either in person or through an attorney.

Appendix - Supplementary materials added to the end of a document.

Appellant - The party appealing a decision or judgment.

Appellate court - A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a trial court's procedure.

Appellee - The party against whom an appeal is taken.

Arbitration - The hearing of a dispute by an impartial third person or persons (chosen by the parties), whose award the parties agree to accept.

Arbitrator - A private, disinterested person chosen by the parties in arbitration to hear evidence concerning the dispute and to make an award based on the evidence.

Arraignment - The hearing at which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment. He may plead "guilty," "not guilty," or where permitted "nolo contendere."

Arrest - To take into custody by legal authority.

Source: Jurist International

 

 
 
 
 


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