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Stay : A court-ordered short-term delay in judicial proceedings to give a losing defendant time to arrange for payment of the judgment or move out of the premises in an unlawful detainer case.
Search Warrant : A legal document authorizing a police officer or other official to enter and search premises.
Sentence : The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
Standing : Is the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit in court based upon their stake in the outcome.
Self Defense : The defense of one's person or interests, especially through the use of physical force, which is permitted in certain cases as an answer to a charge of violent crime.
Sidebar : A discussion between the lawyers and the judge held out of earshot of the jury.
Sheriff : The top law enforcement officer for a county, usually elected and responsible for police protection outside of incorporated cities.
Suit : Generic term for any filing of a complaint (or petition) asking for legal redress by judicial action.
Subpoena : An order of the court for a witness to appear at a particular time and place to testify and/or produce documents in the control of the witness.
Sequester : To keep separate or apart.
Sustain : In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as to a question, is valid.
Summary Judgement : A court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can be decided upon certain facts without trial.
State : Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing. specify the facts of (a case) for consideration.
Suppress : To keep evidence from being admitted at trial by showing either that it was illegally obtained or that it is irrelevant.
Settlement : A formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court.
Statute : A written law passed by a legislative body.

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stay : a court-ordered short-term delay in judicial proceedings to give a losing defendant time to arrange for payment of the judgment or move out of the premises in an unlawful detainer case.
search warrant : a legal document authorizing a police officer or other official to enter and search premises.
sentence : the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
standing : is the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit in court based upon their stake in the outcome.
self defense : the defense of one's person or interests, especially through the use of physical force, which is permitted in certain cases as an answer to a charge of violent crime.
sidebar : a discussion between the lawyers and the judge held out of earshot of the jury.
sheriff : the top law enforcement officer for a county, usually elected and responsible for police protection outside of incorporated cities.
suit : generic term for any filing of a complaint (or petition) asking for legal redress by judicial action.
subpoena : an order of the court for a witness to appear at a particular time and place to testify and/or produce documents in the control of the witness.
sequester : to keep separate or apart.
sustain : in trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as to a question, is valid.
summary judgement : a court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can be decided upon certain facts without trial.
state : express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing. specify the facts of (a case) for consideration.
suppress : to keep evidence from being admitted at trial by showing either that it was illegally obtained or that it is irrelevant.
settlement : a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court.
statute : a written law passed by a legislative body.