{"id":16368,"date":"2015-10-10T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T19:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16368"},"modified":"2015-10-10T12:40:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T19:40:22","slug":"cut-and-paste-u-s-district-courts-glossary-of-legal-terms-be-confused-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16368","title":{"rendered":"Cut and Paste:  U.S. District Courts&#8217; Glossary of Legal Terms \u2014 Be Confused No More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/courtroom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16066 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/courtroom-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"courtroom\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/courtroom-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/courtroom.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ever get confused about the courtroom legalese used by lawyers in court and the legal terms that appear on court documents? \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What the words mean, and how they apply?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Well, be confused no more \u2014 the U.S. District Court published a very helpful glossary of legal terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Click Here and be Confused No More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/glossary\">\u00a0Glossary of Legal Terms<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"page-title\" class=\"page__title title\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"lexicon-admin-links\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"glossary_of_legal_terms\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever get confused about the courtroom legalese used by lawyers in court and the legal terms that appear on court documents? \u00a0What the words mean, and how they apply? 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