Law Lexicon
Instructions - Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. (Also referred to as charge.)
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Intangible assets - Nonphysical items such as stock certificates, bonds, bank accounts, and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.
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Intentional tort - Wrong perpetrated by one who intends to break the law.
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Interlocutory - Temporary; provisional; interim; not final.
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Interrogatories - A set or series of written questions propounded to a party, witness, or other person having information or interest in a case; a discovery device.
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Intervention - An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit.
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Intestate - The status of a person who dies without leaving a will.
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Intestate succession - A succession of property when the deceased has left no will, or when the will has been revoked.
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Involuntary bankruptcy - A proceeding initiated by creditors requesting the bankruptcy court to place a debtor in liquidation.
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Issue - 1. The disputed pint in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit. 2. To send out officially, as in to issue an order.
Source: Jurist International.
