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Jury commissioner
An officer charged with the duty of selecting the names to be put into a jury wheel, or of drawing the panel of jurors for a particular term of court.
Estoppel
A person's own act, or acceptance of facts, which preclude later claims to the contrary.
Holographic will
A will entirely written, dated and signed by the testator in his/her own handwriting.
Abandonment
A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care, supervision, support or parental contact for an excessive period of time. Also, the desertion of one spouse by the other with the intent to terminate the marriage relationship.
Answer
A pleading by which defendant responds to the plaintiff's complaint
Harmless error
An error committed by a lower court during a trial, but not prejudicial to the rights of the party and for which the appellate court will not reverse the judgment.
Negligence
Failure to exercise the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise in the same circumstances.
Preliminary hearing
A probable cause hearing which screens felony criminal cases by deciding whether there is enough evidence to warrant a trial. If the judge determines there is sufficient evidence, the defendant is "bound over" for trial. The defendant may waive this hearing.
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