Legal Terms and Definitions

Glossary of Legal Terms

Holographic will A will entirely written, dated and signed by the testator in his/her own handwriting. Hearing de novo A full new hearing. Polling the jury A practice whereby the jurors are asked individually on the record whether they agreed, and still agree, to the verdict. Executor A person assigned to carry out the provisions of a will Reporting statutes An order by a court directing the transfer of a case to another court. For example, when a case is proper for jurisdiction in federal court, the federal court may remove the case from the state court in which it was originally filed. Parol evidence Oral or verbal evidence (rather than written). The parol evidence rule limits the admissibility of parol evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract. Oral or verbal evidence (rather than written). The parol evidence rule limits the admissibility of parol evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract. Eschea In American law, the right of the state to an estate left vacant, to which no one makes a valid claim. Property of a decedent who had no will and no heir’s escheats to the state. 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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