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Acknowledgment of Service |
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The document that the Respondent receives with the Petition. He or she must sign and return it to confirm that they know about the Petition.
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Adjournment |
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Postponing an event, such as a court case or a company meeting, to a later date.
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Adjudication |
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Judgment or decision of a Court or tribunal
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Administration order |
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An order by a County Court directing a debtor to pay a specified monthly installment into Court in respect of outstanding debts. The Court retains the payments made and at intervals distributes it between the creditors on a pro-rata basis
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Admission |
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The acceptance that a fact or statement is true which then, in court proceedings, cannot be denied without the court's permission.
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Adverse possession |
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The possession of property without the permission of the owner. If this continues for a sufficient time, not secretly but openly for all the world to see, the owner may be prevented from claiming it back.
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Affidavit |
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A written statement to be used in court, the truth of which has been sworn or affirmed by the person making it.
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Allocation questionnaire |
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Issued to all parties after a defence has been filed. This form details all the evidence to be used as well as the required domestic arrangements for the trial
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Appeal |
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To ask a higher court or authority to change the decision of a lower one.
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Application |
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A document which sets out what the court is being asked to do.
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Attachment of earnings order |
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A court order obtained by a creditor to make a debtor's employer deduct and hand over to the creditor a proportion of the debtor's earnings to pay off the debt.
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