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Service: Delivery
of a legal document to the opposite party.
Set aside: Annul
or void as in "setting aside" a judgment.
Settlement:
Conclusion of a legal matter.
Settlement
conference: A meeting between parties of a lawsuit, their
counsel and a judge to attempt a resolution of the dispute without
trial.
Statute: A law
created by the Legislature.
Statute of
limitations: Law which specifies the time within which parties
must take judicial action to enforce their rights.
Stay: Halting of
a judicial proceeding by order of the court.
Stipulation: Agreement
by the attorneys or parties on opposite sides of a case regarding
any matter in the trial proceedings.
Subpoena: Document issued by the authority of the court to
compel a witness to appear and give testimony or produce documentary
evidence in a proceeding. Failure to appear or produce is punishable
by contempt of court.
Subpoena duces tecum:
"Under penalty you shall take it with you." A process by
which the court commands a witness to produce specific documents or
records in a trial.
Suit: Any court
proceeding in which an individual seeks a decision.
Summons: Document
or writ directing the sheriff or other officer to notify a person
that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he
is required to appear, on a certain day, and answer the complaint in
such action.
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