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Today's Terms
Negligence
Definition:
Absence of ordinary care.
Garnishment
Definition:
A statutory post-judgment proceeding in which a third party who holds property, money or credits belonging to the judgment debtor is required to surrender such property, money or credits (to the extent of the judgment) to the court or sheriff for application against the judgment awarded against the judgment debtor.
Docket number
Definition:
A nine character court reference number which identifies a criminal court case. The first two digits indicate the year in which the case was filed.
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