Court Clerk Exam Glossary (A-B) || with 100% Correct Answers.
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Acquittal correct answers The legal and formal certification of the innocence of a person charged with a crime; a finding of not guilty
Act correct answers An alternative name for statutory law. When introduced into the Legislature, a piece of proposed legislation is known as a bill. When passed...
Court Clerk Exam Glossary (A-B) || with 100% Correct
Answers.
Acquittal correct answers The legal and formal certification of the innocence of a person charged
with a crime; a finding of not guilty
Act correct answers An alternative name for statutory law. When introduced into the Legislature,
a piece of proposed legislation is known as a bill. When passed by the first house and sent to the
other, it may be referred to as an act. After enactment, the terms law and act may be used
interchangeably
Adjudication correct answers The determination and formal pronouncement of the judgment
Adjudicative Proceeding correct answers A proceeding where a person is entitled to due process
of law, that is, the person is entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard.
Administrative Records correct answers Records that are created to help the court accomplish its
current administrative functions.
Advance Sheets correct answers Current publications that contain the most recently reported
opinions of the courts. These copies of court decisions are sent in advance of the bound volumes.
Adversarial System correct answers In common law countries such as the United States, this is a
system in which opposing sides each represent their own interest before an impartial judge. In a
criminal case, the two opposing sides are the prosecution and the defense.
Affidavit correct answers A sworn statement
Affinity correct answers The relation that one's spouse has to the other spouse's blood relatives
because of their marriage.
Affirm correct answers On an appeal from a court of record, the manner in which the appeals
court decides that the trial court is correct
Agreed Judgment correct answers In a civil case, a judgment entered on the agreement of the
parties, which receives the sanction of the court
Allocation correct answers The process of distributing in equal or proportionate parts
Alphabetic Filing correct answers A filing arrangement of names, subjects, or geographic
locations in alphabetical order.
Alphanumeric Filing correct answers Arrangement of files using a combination of alphabetic and
numeric characters.
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