Terminology

Question 1

A case made by someone against another person or institution to claim money for damages or losses?

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Civil Action

Question 2

A person who makes a civil claim?

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Plaintiff

Question 3

A person who makes a civil claim?

Answer 3

Plaintiff

Question 4

A person against whom a civil claim is made?

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Defendant

Question 5

A case made by the state to punish someone who has committed a crime. Also called a criminal charge/case or prosecution?

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Criminal action

Question 6

Person who makes a criminal charge against someone at a police station?

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Complainant

Question 7

Person who makes a criminal charge against someone at a police station?

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Complainant

Question 8

Person charged with a crime?

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Accused

Question 9

Person charged with a crime?

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Accused

Question 10

An official order by a judge telling someone to do something or to stop doing something?

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Court order

Question 11

An official order by a judge telling someone to do something or to stop doing something?

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Court order

Question 12

A court order to protect someone or to force someone to do something?

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Interdict

Question 13

A court order to protect someone or to force someone to do something?

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Interdict

Question 14

Decision made by judge or magistrate?

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Judgment

Question 15

Asking a higher court or authority to overrule the judgment, sentence or decision of a lower court or authority?

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Appeal

Question 16

Higher court looking at decisions made by lower courts or authorities to see if anything was done wrongly i.e correct procedures were not followed?

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Review

Question 17

Higher court looking at decisions made by lower courts or authorities to see if anything was done wrongly i.e correct procedures were not followed?

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Review

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A person, company or an institute who applies for something

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Applicant

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A person, company or an institute who applies for something

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Applicant

Question 20

The person or institution making an appeal

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Appellant

Question 21

Person against whom an application(including an interdict), or an appeal, is made

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Respodent

Question 22

Example or standard that can be used or followed in future. A previous action or decision that can be used as a reason for allowing something else

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Precedent

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Example or standard that can be used or followed in future. A previous action or decision that can be used as a reason for allowing something else

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Precedent

Question 24

The amount of proof needed for someone to be guilty in a criminal trial. There must be no doubt at all

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Beyond reasonable doubt

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The amount of proof that you need to win in a civil action; when you weigh up the 2 sides in the civil action. You must your story is stronger than the other side's story

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Balance of probabilities

Question 26

A law made by Parliament, i.e legislation passed by both Houses of Parliament, assented to and signed by the president and published in the Government Gazette

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Act

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A law made by Parliament, i.e legislation passed by both Houses of Parliament, assented to and signed by the president and published in the Government Gazette

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Act

Question 28

A general term for laws, statutes or Acts

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Legislation

Question 29

A general term for laws, statutes or Acts

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Legislation

Question 30

Acts of Parliament or a legislative body. Together these enactments make up the statute book

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Statutes

Question 31

Laws not made by Parliament that have been for centuries, for things like murder, theft, assault etc. mainly the 17th and 18th century Roman-Dutch law that was transplanted to the Cape

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Common Law