Legal Terms

AFFIDAVIT  A statement on oath for use as evidence in legal proceedings. CONTEMPT OF COURT  Any disobedience of the court verdict. COPYRIGHT  Exclusive right of an author in his works,  COVENANT  An agreement under seal between two or more persons. DECREE  Judgement or decision having the force of law. DETENU  Persons who dies without making any will. INTESTATE  A person who dies without making any will. LIBEL  A published statement damaging to a person's reputation or business. MANDAMUS  A writ issued by a higher court to a lower court directing it to perform a specified act pertaining to its office. PLAINTIFF  A person who, as complainant, brings a suit in a court of law. SUMMONS  A directive from a court of law ordering a person to appear before it at a specified date, time and place. WRIT  A written order by a Supreme Court or High Court directing the State or a lowest court to act or abstain from acting in a particular case.