Welcome to your 50 MCQs on Common Legal Words in Courtrooms
16. The person against whom a case is filed is called:
42. Which term means temporary relief before case conclusion?
40. The written complaint in a civil case is called:
24. Temporary protection granted till disposal of a case is:
38. A judge postpones the hearing to the next month due to lawyer’s absence. This is:
20. The authority of a court to hear a case is termed:
36. An appeal against a judgment to a higher court is technically called:
22. The final decision in a civil case is called:
44. A party filing a suit for damages due to breach of contract is called:
47. A lawyer challenging an irrelevant question is making a(n):
50. A document signed under oath and submitted in court is known as:
9. Questioning of a witness by the opposite party is called:
27. The reasoning and decision delivered by the court in a case is known as:
48. The accused was released on security pending trial. This is an example of:
30. A High Court halts eviction proceedings temporarily. This is an example of:
46. A formal written direction from court restraining construction is an example of:
6. A warrant is issued by the court to:
37. The DNA test submitted in a murder case is a form of:
18. The other side in a legal dispute is called:
2. Ravi submitted a written declaration of his income before the court. This document is called:
39. A person files a petition in the Supreme Court challenging a law. He is called:
13. A physical or documentary item produced in court is known as:
49. The Supreme Court delivers its detailed reasoning and final decision. This is the:
25. An injunction is an order:
4. Which of the following is an official notice to appear in court?
29. If a person lies under oath in court, he is guilty of:
8. When a hearing is postponed to another date, it is known as:
21. A case must be filed within a prescribed legal time frame, known as:
43. The side opposite to the party filing the case is called:
23. A formal direction by the court can be interim or final and is called:
11. The final oral submissions by lawyers before judgment are called:
26. The suspension of a proceeding or order is called:
45. Which of the following is NOT related to evidence?
12. Which of these refers to material presented to prove or disprove facts?
31. The company obtained an order restraining a rival from copying its product. This is:
28. A challenge filed in a higher court against a lower court’s decision is called:
33. The final written decision in a partition case of property will be termed
41. A direction of the court which is not final but binding is a:
14. Giving false evidence under oath is called:
15. The person who files a civil case is called:
35. A document produced in court and marked as Exhibit A is an example of:
19. The legal reason for filing a suit is called:
10. A lawyer raises a formal protest against irrelevant questions. This is termed:
17. A person filing a petition before court is termed:
34. If a witness is compelled to appear in court, he will receive:
32. Filing a case after the expiry of the legal time limit will be barred by
7. The release of an accused on security, pending trial is called
5. A tenant receives written intimation about eviction proceedings. This is called:
