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jurisdiction

of action over which the court has original jurisdiction ;specif : supplemental jurisdiction acquired by a federal court allowing it to adjudicate claims that are based on state law but that form part of a case brought

levy

levy pl: lev·ies 1 : an act of levying: as a : the imposition or collection of a tax b : the seizure according to a writ of execution of real or personal property in a...

Permit

To consent to to allow or suffer to be done to tolerate to put up with

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Mary Carter agreement

liability by, or sometimes even to pay them from, a recovery awarded from the other defendants. Some states allow the admission of Mary Carter agreements into evidence. In other states they are illegal.

motion to lift the automatic stay

motion to lift the automatic stay A request by a creditor to allow the creditor to take action against the debtor or the debtor's property that would otherwise be prohibited by

not guilty by reason of insanity

insanity usually results in the commitment of the defendant to a mental institution. Such a verdict, however, may allow the defendant to be released, sometimes into the custody or care of another (as a family member).

open-end

open-end : organized to allow for contingencies: as a : permitting additional debt to be incurred under the original debt instrument subject to

perpetuate

of deposition esp. when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost NOTE: Courts will not allow the perpetuation of testimony at a pretrial proceeding if it appears to be an attempt to fish for

Permeable

Capable of being permeated or passed through yielding passage passable penetrable used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids as wood is permeable to oil glass is permeable to light

free association

The act or process of free associating It is a technique used in psychoanalysis and is supposed to allow the analyst access to the unconscious thoughts of the analysand See free associate

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