Difference between revisions of "Terminology"

;discovery:A step in a court proceeding in which a party is entitled to demand that the other produce requested documents and submit to a cross-examination on oath or affirmation outside of court before trial. This process is regulated by the rules of court. The purpose of this step is to encourage the settlement of court proceedings and to make sure that each party knows what the other party's case will be trial. See "examination for discovery."

;dismiss: In law, a judge’s decision not to grant a claim or to reject a court proceeding with or without trial. An application that is ''dismissed'' has been rejected by the judge. See "application."

;dissent:Disagreement; the decision of a judge of the Court of Appeal who disagrees with the decision reached by the majority of the judges who heard the same appeal. See "appeal" and "Court of Appeal."

;divorce:The legal termination of a valid marriage by an order of a judge; the ending of a marital relationship and the conjugal obligations of each spouse to the other. See "conjugal rights," "marriage," and "marriage, validity of."