Testimony is oral or written evidence given by the witness under oath, affidavit, or deposition during a trial or other legal procedures. According to Rule 43 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, testimony taking should be conducted in an...
courts and procedure
textualism
Textualism is a method of statutory interpretation that asserts that a statute should be interpreted according to its plain meaning and not according to the intent of the legislature, the statutory purpose, or the legislative history.
...third-degree instruction
Third degree Instruction is an instruction given by a court to a deadlocked jury to encourage it to continue deliberating until it reaches a verdict. Also called Allen charge, dynamite charge, nitroglycerine charge, and shotgun charge....
third-party beneficiary
A third-party beneficiary is a person who is not a contracting party of a contract but can still receive the benefits from the performance of the contract. The privity of the contract is between the contracting parties - the promisor and...
timely
In a legal context, “timely” means completing an action or fulfilling an obligation within a deadline specified in the law, a contract, or otherwise. For example, if a lease stipulates that the lessee must pay the rent within the first five...
Tinker v. Des Moines
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School Systems (1969) was a Supreme Court case famous as a foundational case on protecting first amendment rights of students at publicly funded schools. The case arose when school administrators...
toll
1. To stop the running of a time period, especially a time period set by a statute of limitations.
2. To bar or take away. Tolling a right of entry takes away the right to be present on the land.
3. Money paid in exchange for using...
treason
Treason refers to the betrayal of one’s own country by attempting to overthrow the government through waging war against the state or materially aiding its enemies.
According to the United States Constitution, Article III,...
trial
An adversary proceeding in court that weighs legal claims after a presentation of evidence.
trial court
Trial courts are any courts that hear a case first, referred to as courts of original jurisdiction. A trial court makes both findings of fact and law through a full trial expounding the evidence of the case. The findings of law may be...