Also, a direction to appear in court, as when a defendant is cited into court, rather than arrested. An assertion of a right to money or property made by the injured party that is suing. A formal accusation charging that a person has committed an offense. Consideration may be either executed or executory, express or implied. Any act calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct a court.
Any party found in contempt of court normally receives sanctions.
The postponement of a proceeding to a later date. Legal doctrine which says that a plaintiff cannot recover damages in a civil action for negligence if the plaintiff was also negligent. A trial verdict or judgment that a criminal defendant is guilty of a crime. The right to literary property, giving authors, composers, and other creators the sole right to reproduce and distribute their work for a limited period of time. The objective proof that a crime has been committed.