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Court order. A court order is an official proclamation by a judge (or panel of judges) that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. [1] Such ruling requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case.
Transcript (law) A transcript is a written record of spoken language. In court proceedings, a transcript is usually a record of all decisions of the judge, and the spoken arguments by the litigants ' lawyers. A related term used in the United States is docket, not a full transcript. The transcript is expected to be an exact and unedited record ...
Memorandum. A memorandum (pl.: memorandums[1][2][3] or memoranda; from the Latin memorandum, " (that) which is to be remembered"), also known as a briefing note, is a written message that is typically used in a professional setting. Commonly abbreviated memo, these messages are usually brief and are designed to be easily and quickly understood.
In linguistics, word order (also known as linear order) is the order of the syntactic constituents of a language. Word order typology studies it from a cross-linguistic perspective, and examines how languages employ different orders. Correlations between orders found in different syntactic sub-domains are also of interest.
Motion (legal) In United States law, a motion is a procedural device to bring a limited, contested issue before a court for decision. [1] It is a request to the judge (or judges) to make a decision about the case. [1] Motions may be made at any point in administrative, criminal or civil proceedings, although that right is regulated by court ...
Legal writing. Legal writing involves the analysis of fact patterns and presentation of arguments in documents such as legal memoranda and briefs. [1] One form of legal writing involves drafting a balanced analysis of a legal problem or issue. Another form of legal writing is persuasive, and advocates in favor of a legal position.
Note (typography) In publishing, a note is a brief text in which the author comments on the subject and themes of the book and names supporting citations. In the editorial production of books and documents, typographically, a note is usually several lines of text at the bottom of the page, at the end of a chapter, at the end of a volume, or a ...
Judgment is considered a "free variation" word, and the use of either judgment or judgement (with an e) is considered acceptable. [6] This variation arises depending on the country and the use of the word in a legal or non-legal context. British, Australian, New Zealand, American, and Canadian English generally use judgment when referring to a court's formal ruling. [7][8] Judgement is ...