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Default judgement: A judgement rendered
because of the defendant's failure to answer or appear.
Defendant: In a criminal case, the person
accused of the crime.
Deposition: An oral statement made before
an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often
taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later
in trial.
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before
trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers
prepare for trial.
Docket: A log containing brief entries of
court proceedings.
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