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Assumption of risk
In tort law, a defense to a personal injury suit. The essence of the defense is that the plaintiff assumed the known risk of whatever dangerous condition caused the injury
Executor
A person assigned to carry out the provisions of a will
Premeditation
The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act, rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.
Search and seizure, unreasonable
The closure of court records to inspection, except to the parties.
res judicata
Literally, "a thing that speaks for itself." In tort law, the doctrine, which holds a defendant guilty of negligence without an actual, shows that he or she was negligent. Its use is limited in theory to cases in which the cause of the plaintiff's injury was entirely under the control of the defendant, and the injury presumably could have been caused only by negligence.
Assault
A willful attempt to illegally inflict injury on or threaten a person.
Comparative negligence
The degree to which a person contributed to his/her own injury, damage or death. Usually measured in terms of percentage. Contributory negligence is the failure to exercise care by a plaintiff, which contributed to the plaintiff's injury.
Direct examination:
The first questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party on whose behalf the witness is called. Usually proceeds with open ended, non leading questions.
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