Difficult Words and Terms in Legal Transcription

Here’s some difficult legal words and terms. Without knowing these, transcribing legal documents will be almost impossible.

Arbitration – A method of alternative dispute resolution in which the disputing parties agrees to abide by the decision of an arbitrator.
Assignment – The transfer of legal rights, from one person to another.
Bankruptcy – This is a process governed by the federal law to help people, when they cannot or will not pay their bills.
Bifurcation – Splitting a trial into two parts: a liability phase and a penalty phase.
Certiorari – It refers to the order of a court so that it can review the decision and proceedings in the lower court.
Deed – A written legal document that describes a piece of property and outlines its boundaries.
Defamation – The publication of the statement that injures a person’s reputation.
Deposition – It is a process in which a witness testifies under oath, before trial.
Escrow – The deed of a property will be in escrow( in pending), until the completion of the real estate transaction.
Foreclosure – When a borrower cannot repay a loan and the lender seeks to sell the property.
Immunity – Exemption from a legal duty or penalty.
Implied warranty – A guarantee imposed by law in a sale.
Intestate – To die without a will.
Plaintiff – The person who initiates a lawsuit.
Pro se – A person who represents himself in court alone without the help of the lawyer.
Quash – To nullify or declare invalid.
Slander – Defamatory oral statements and gestures
Subpoena – An order compelling a person to appear in court or produce documents.
Suvoir Dire – Means speak the truth.