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- garnishment
- Legal proceeding in which a debtor's money is applied to the debts of the debtor, such as when one's wages are garnished.
- general jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction which covers a wide range of controversies brought before a court. Compare limited jurisdiction.
- good faith
- Honest belief; the absence of malice and design to defraud.
- good time
- Reduction in time served in prison as reward for good behavior.
- grand jury
- Group of citizens, usually numbering 23, assembled to determine whether enough evidence exists to charge an individual with a felony. May issue indictment, charging the suspect, or may have power to issue presentment. Compare petit jury.
- granting cert
- See certiorari.
- grantor
- Person who sets up a trust. Also called settlor.
- gravamen (gruh VAY men)
- The significant point of a grievance or complaint.
- guardian ad litem (add LYE dem)
- Person appointed by a court to look after interests of a minor or incapacitated person involved in legal proceedings.
- guardianship
- Legal right given to a person to care for an individual or his/her property when that individual is deemed incapable of doing so for him/herself. Also called conservatorship.
- guilty
- Plea made by accused in confessing crime with which charged. Also, verdict reached when jury convicts defendant of crime with which charged. Compare acquittal.
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