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advisement

advisement 1 : careful consideration : deliberation [take the matter under ] 2 : the act or process of advising [ of the debtor on matters relating to…his debts "J. H. Williamson"]

adversary

which opposing parties usually represented by counsel present evidence to an impartial decision-maker (as a jury) by a process of questioning witnesses under the supervision of a judge compare accusatorial, inquisitorial

admission

admission 1 : the act or process of admitting [ into evidence] 2 a : a party's acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true

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administration

administration 1 : the act or process of administering [the of justice] 2 a : the management and disposal under court authority of the estate

acquittal

from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, judgment of a court, or other legal process see also implied acquittal judgment of acquittal at judgment compare conviction

acquit

release, , and discharge each other] b : to absolve (a criminal defendant) of a charge by judicial process c : to clear of wrongdoing [the fact…does not them of misrepresentation "In re Hiller, 694 P.2d 540

accuse

at + causa legal case, trial] vt : to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process compare indict vi : to make or bring an accusation ac·cus·er n

accrue

s to the seller as a result of the delay] 3 : to be periodically accumulated in the process of time whether as an increase or a decrease [the accruing of taxes] [allowing the receivable interest to

accrual

accrual 1 : the action or process of accruing [claim must be brought within two years of the date of ] 2 a : something

abscond

abscond : to depart secretly : withdraw and hide oneself ;specif : to evade the legal process of a court by hiding within or secretly leaving its jurisdiction [ed with the funds] [ from New

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