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- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.