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Today's Terms
Reporting statutes
Definition:
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.
En banc
Definition:
A proceeding in which the entire membership of an appellate court participates in the decision, rather than leaving the decision to a smaller "panel" of the court's members. In Utah, the Court of Appeals is prohibited from sitting en banc.
Garnishment
Definition:
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
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