recognizance
… The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be … posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time. Failure to appear in court at the proper …
in loco parentis
… "In the place of the parent"; refers to actions of a custodian, guardian or other person acting in the parent's place. …
dissent
… A term commonly issued to denote the disagreement of one or more judges of a court of appeals with the decision of the majority. …
attachment
… An ancillary or auxiliary remedy by which the plaintiff acquires a lien upon property of the defendant to insure the satisfaction of a civil judgment. …
punitive damages
… Money awarded to an injured person, over and above the measurable value of the injury, in order to punish the person who hurt him. …
additur
… The power of the trial court to increase the assessment of an inadequate damage award made by a jury. …
pleading
… The formal allegation by the parties to a law suit with the intended purpose being to provide notice of what is to be …
corpus delicti
… The body (material substance) upon which a crime has been committee, e.g., the corpse of a murdered man or the charred remains of a house burned by an arsonist. …
unconscionability
… An absence of meaningful choice on the part of one of the parties to a contract, and contract terms which are unreasonably favorable to the other party. …
locus delicti
… The place of the offense. …