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Today's Terms
Subpoena
Definition:
An official order to appear in court (or at a deposition) at a specific time. Failure to obey a subpoena to appear in court is punishable as a contempt of court.
Fraud
Definition:
An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right.
Abstract of record
Definition:
A short, abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
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