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Moot
A moot point is one that need not be decided, due to a change of circumstances.
Incarceration
Imprisonment; confinement in a jail or penitentiary.
Defamation
The making of false, derogatory statements about a person's character, morals, abilities, business practices or financial status. (Includes libel, which is written, and slander, which is spoken).
Default
Occurs when a defendant fails to respond to the plaintiff's complaint within the time allowed, or fails to appear at the trial. The court may then enter a default judgment
Adjudication
Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree, or the rendering of a decision on a matter before a court.
Exhibit
A paper, document or other article presented and offered into evidence in court during a trial or hearing to prove the facts of a case.
Adversary system
The system of trial practice in the United States and some other countries in which each of the opposing, or adversary, parties has the opportunity to present and establish opposing contentions before the court
Equity, courts of
Courts which administer a legal remedy according to the system of equity, as distinguished from courts of common law. The English system upon which most American states modeled their court systems included two separate sets of courts: equity and law. Although Utah has now combined the two in a single system, court continues to refer to their powers in equity as distinct from their functions as courts of law. Equitable powers are flexible and try to do justice. Courts of law are rigid and must act strictly according to the law.
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