Exam time!

BabyLove and Pregnant Magazines have provided with you quite some amount of information on the legal issues that surround parenting. Well, it is proper to give exams after a session of lessons, especially about law—just so that you can confirm your understanding and avoid losses. Here we go! State the answers to the following:

1 A person who holds a professional qualification in law and is allowed to represent someone in court.

2 A government official appointed by the government to hear cases in lower courts.

3 A formal accusation against another.

4 A statement made by a party to a case in response to a claim made against them. It is normally in reply to a complaint.

5 A court order given to person to inform them that they must appear to a specific court at a specific time.

6 The office of a judge or a magistrate. Normally sensitive matters are heard in the chambers, for example, a child’s evidence or a divorce matter.

7 A person called upon to give evidence in a case.

8 A sworn statement used mainly to support certain applications and in some instances as evidence in court.

9 A place where court files are kept and processed.

10 A judgement from a higher court that a lower court must rely on to make a decision.

11 This is person authorized to take oaths in respect of the affidavits and other sworn documents.

12 This is an application for examination by a higher court of a lower court’s decision.

13 This is an account of costs in respect of the legal services provided.

14 This is when the court calls out “the matters before their dates for the parties to confirm whether the matter will proceed for hearing so that they are listed on the respective dates.

15 A list of cases drawn up at the court registry that indicates the cases to be heard and who will be hearing them. It is normally pinned on a notice board within the court compound.

16 An order of the court tabulating the exact remedies awarded by the court.

17 The party that wins a suit.

18 Anything written that can prove a fact alleged in court.

19 Obtaining a date for when a case can be heard. The party who wishes to have the case go on usually does it.

20 A judicial process whereby a party to a suit is required to do, or refrain, from a particular act.

21 The party that loses a case.

22 Permission by certain court to undertake a certain cause of action.

23. The procedure where a party or their advocate appears in court to answer a claim made against them.

24 A legal term referring to a person who has proved to the court that they are unable to pay court fee

25 Any sum of money awarded by the court for compensation for a wrong or loss suffered by a person.

26 The document filed when entering appearance by a party.

27 Any compensation asked from a court.

28 A term used to refer to the collection of documents used during court proceedings.

29 The re-examination of a decision by the same court that made it.

30 A process that enables one to obtain a judgment without the opposite party being allowed to defend the case.

If you got:
Less than 15 correct: Well…! However, the fact that you attempted the quiz shows you are eager to be legally empowered and that you have enormous potential for the same.

Answer sheet

  1. Advocate
  2. Magistrate
  3. Complaint
  4. Defense
  5. Summon
  6. Chambers
  7. Witness
  8. Affidavit
  9. Registry
  10. Binding Judgement
  11. Commissioner for oaths
  12. Appeal
  13. Bill of courts
  14. Call over
  15. Cause list
  16. Decree
  17. Decree Holder
  18. Documentary
  19. Fixing hearing
  20. Injuction
  21. Judgement Debtor
  22. Leave
  23. Making/entering appearance
  24. Pauper
  25. Damages
  26. Memorandum of appearance
  27. Prayers
  28. Pleadings
  29. Review
  30. Summary

Judgment

Between 15-25 correct: You are quite attentive, diligent and have a good amount of what it takes to be on the secure side of your legal issues.

Keep up the good effort to stay familiar with legal literature.

Between 25 – 30: You must be a lawyer or working within the surroundings of the judiciary. If that is not the case, you are certainly convinced of the phrase ‘Information is Power’ and therefore putting your best foot forward to ensure you have possessed it.

BabyLove and Pregnant give you a standing ovation!

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