courts and procedure

arrest

An arrest is the use of legal authority to deprive a person of their freedom of movement.

An arrest is generally made with an arrest warrant. An arrest may be made without a warrant if probable cause and exigent...

Article III refers to Article III of the Constitution, the section of the Constitution that authorizes a federal court system. This provides that federal courts have judicial power over all cases and controversies arising under the...

assault

Assault is generally defined as an intentional act that puts another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact. No physical injury is required, but the actor must have intended to cause a harmful or offensive...

asylum

Asylum is a kind of protection granted by a foreign country to an alien, or individual that qualifies as a refugee. Asylum seekers whose applications are approved are called asylees.

Asylees are those who have reached the U...

attest

Attest means to testify or confirm that something is true, genuine, or authentic. Some common usages of the term “attest” in a legal sense include:

In the context of evidence law, cases such as this one from Ohio, explain...

attestation

Attestation is a kind of testimony or confirmation. It is customary to sign a deed, make a will or sign other written documents in the presence of a witness who also signs the document to attest to its contents and the authenticity of the...

attestation clause

An attestation clause is a provision at the end of an instrument, especially a will, that is signed by witnesses and recites the formalities required to make the instrument effective. A formal attestation clause itself can serve as prima...

attestator

An attestator is a person who attests or verifies the authenticity of a document or signature by adding their own signature or stamp. Accordingly, such a document becomes attested, which means it has been acknowledged as an authentic document...

attorney

Someone authorized to practice law; a lawyer. Also called attorney-at-law.

Less commonly, an agent authorized to act on behalf of another person, but not necessarily authorized to practice law, e.g. a person authorized to...

attorney at law (or attorney-at-law)

See: lawyer.

See, e.g. Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., 446 U.S. 719 (1980)