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