Advance sheets are collections of recent federal or state court opinions that are circulated before cases can be printed in a reporter or a volume of another reporting system. Advance sheets are usually published weekly for specific areas...
THE LEGAL PROCESS
adversary proceeding
An adversary proceeding may refer to any case in which two opposing parties resolve a dispute through a neutral third party, however, the term is more frequently used to refer to a specific type of action in bankruptcy court.
...adverse
Adverse means to be against or opposed to one’s own interests. Adverse is used in several legal contexts. For example:
An adverse party is the party with contrary interests to one’s own. In property law, adverse possession refers to...adverse interest
There are three main types of adverse interests.
An adverse interest can mean an interest, claim or right that is against another’s interest. For example, a plaintiff and defendant have adverse interests. A witness with...adverse party
An adverse party is the other side of a lawsuit, the opposite party, one with opposing interests. If there are numerous parties and claims, parties may be in agreement on some matters and adverse on some issues.
For example...
adverse possession
Adverse possession is a doctrine under which a trespasser, in physical possession of land owned by someone else may acquire valid title to the property. The adverse possessor to meet state specific requirements and listed below are met, and...
adverse witness
An adverse witness, sometimes referred to as a hostile witness, is a witness who identifies with the opposing party because of a relationship or a common interest in the outcome of the litigation.
For example, in a criminal...
advisory opinion
An advisory opinion is a court's nonbinding interpretation of law. It states the opinion of a court upon a legal question submitted by a legislature, government official, or another court. Parties seeking advisory opinions tend to do so to...
advocacy of illegal action
The advocacy of illegal action is a category of speech not protected by the First Amendment. It is also sometimes referred to as the advocacy of illegal conduct.
First addressed in Whitney v. California (1927), the Supreme...
advocate
The term advocate functions as a noun and a verb.
As a noun, an advocate (pronounced "ad-vuh-kit") is an individual who actively supports and promotes the interests of another person or enterprise.
As a...