Fourteenth
Amendment - Among other
matters, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty,
or property without adequate due process.
Fourth
Amendment - The 4th Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution protects every person against unreasonable search and seizure by government
officials.
fraud
- An intentional perversion of truth;
deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right.
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garnishment - A court order to take part of a person's wages,
before he gets them, and apply the amount taken to pay a debt owed to a creditor.
grand
jury - A group of citizens
impaneled to hear evidence and decide whether a defendant should be charged with a
crime. The grand jury is used frequently in federal courts, but rarely in Utah state courts.
guardian ad
litem - In Utah State Court
proceedings, a lawyer appointed by a court to look after the interests of an infant, child or incompetent person
during court proceedings.
guardian
- A guardian has the authority to
consent, on behalf of an infant, child or incompetent, to marriage, enlistment in the armed forces, or major
medical, surgical, or psychiatric treatment. Includes legal custody.
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