information - The first paper filed in criminal prosecution which
states the crime of which the defendant is accused.
injunction - A court order forbidding or requiring a certain
action.
in loco
parentis - "In the place of
the parent"; refers to actions of a custodian, guardian or other person acting in the parent's
place.
instruction - A direction given by the judge to the jury
concerning the law to be applied in the case.
inter
alia - Among other
things.
interlocutory
appeal - An appeal to an
appellate court of a temporary or provisional order of a trial court. The appellate court is not required to hear
the appeal.
interrogatories - In the discovery phase of civil litigation, these
written questions are submitted by one party to another party and must be answered in writing under
oath.
interstate
compact - A contract between
member states to supervise juveniles on probation or parole, and to return delinquent juveniles who have escaped or
nondelinquent juveniles who have run away, from one state to another.
intervention - A proceeding in a civil suit by which a third
person is permitted by the court to join as a party to the suit.
intestate
- The status of a person who dies without
leaving a will.
irrelevant - Evidence not sufficiently related to the matter in
issue.
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