Scarborough Law Firm
Whether you guilty or not we'll try to make your verdict not
First, You need to know some basic law vocabulary
Defendant
The person, persons, or group that is being prosecuted or sued.
Plaintiff
The person, persons, or group that is suing a company, organization, government agency, or the government itself.
Complaint
The file sent by us in a civil case to the judge of choice by you or those suing you.
Summons
This document tells the defendant of the lawsuit in a civil case of the suit against him/her and orders him/her to be in court on a certain day at a designated time.
Pleadings
The plaintiff's lawyer's complaint with an attached answer via the defendant in a civil case.
Pretrial Conference
Conference where judge might have a meting with both parties to clarify differences in a civil case.
Mediation
The situation where you resolve a conflict with the defendant or plaintiff without trial in a civil case.
Arbitration
synonym of mediation; meaning the same thing
Trial
The place where people and criminals go to legally solve disputes in a peaceful manner.
Preponerance of Evidence
The plaintiff is required to have an incriminating amount of evidence against the defendant if the plaintiff has the standard amount of evidence this is called the preponderance of evidence.
Verdict
The decision by judge or jury whether a convicted person(s) is guilty or not.
Appeal
The act by which the loosing party of a trial attempts to got to a higher court to have the case re-heard.
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