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section 213a

duty to support immigrants they want to bring (sponsor) to the United States. They must complete Form I-864 Affidavit of Support. Source: Department of State. March 2007.

hearsay

hearsay : a statement made out of court and not under oath which is offered as proof that what is stated is true called also hearsay evidence

of the property of an individual, organization, or estate or succession that is made by a fiduciary under oath and that usually describes and assigns a value to the items or classes of property b : aggregate

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joint sponsor

joint sponsor A person who accepts legal responsibility for supporting an immigrant with an I-864 Affidavit of Support along with the sponsor. The joint sponsor must be at least 18 years of age, an

jury

12 knights or freemen who were from the area, and usually familiar with the parties, would take an oath and answer questions put to them by a judge in order to determine property rights. Jury verdicts began

Mansfield rule

first Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), British jurist who set forth the rule] : a rule that a juror's affidavit or testimony as to juror misconduct during deliberations may not be used to impeach the verdict

meeting of creditors

section 341 of the Bankruptcy Code at which a bankrupt debtor is required to submit to examination under oath by creditors who may also elect a trustee if one has not already been appointed

out-of-court

out-of-court 1 : not made under oath or affirmation as part of a judicial proceeding (as a trial or deposition) [an statement] 2 : not

perjury

: the act or crime of knowingly making a false statement (as about a material matter) while under oath or bound by an affirmation or other officially prescribed declaration that what one says, writes, or claims is

prior inconsistent statement

to impeach the witness's credibility compare prior consistent statement NOTE: If a prior inconsistent statement was made under oath subject to the penalties of perjury at a previous proceeding (as a deposition or grand jury hearing), the

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