An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts.
A stay is a suspension of a case or a suspension of a particular proceeding within a case.
A legal contract or an agreement is not a mere piece of paper for signing between two parties but it protects one business entity with its rights and remedies.
A temporary court order; intended to be of limited duration, usually just until the court has had an opportunity of hearing the full case and make a final order.
In law, damages are an award, typically of money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury.
A divorce decree is the final court document in a divorce. A decree is not the same thing as a divorce certificate.
The maintenance obligation applies until the child completed his/her secondary education, but not beyond the child's 21st birthday.
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents.
Bail is a set of restrictions that are imposed on a suspect while awaiting trial, to ensure they comply with the judicial process.
Anticipatory bail is a direction to release a person on bail, issued even before the person is arrested.
A complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons that the filing party believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party against whom the claim is brought.
A formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; this body is generally a court. 5 types of writs –Habeas corpus, Quo warraranto, Mandamus, Certiorari & Prohibition.
In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed, where parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeals function both as a process for error correction as well as a process of clarifying and interpreting law.