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