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Removal, order of
To send back; For example, an appellate court may remand a case to a lower court for retrial or for some change in disposition.
Remand
Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.
Deposition
The taking of testimony of a witness under oath outside of court, usually transcribed in writing by a court reporter, or less frequently, recorded on videotape.
Extradition
The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory, and within the territorial jurisdiction of the other.
Abstract of record
A short, abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
Affidavit
written and sworn statement witnessed by a notary public or another official possessing the authority to administer oaths. Affidavits may be admitted into evidence.
Foreclosure
A termination of all rights of the mortgagor or his grantee in the property covered by the mortgage.
Accessory
A person who assists in the commission of a crime, either before or after the fact.
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