Advocate
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ADVOCATE (Lat. advocatus, from advocare, to summon, especially in law to call in the aid of a counsel or witness, and so generally to summon to one's assistance), ...
Advocate
Related Category: Legal Terms and Concepts
see attorney.
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Attorney - agent put in place of another to manage particular affairs of the principal.
ADVOCATES - Includes, but is not limited to, advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in. 8 U.S.C.
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judge advocate
n. a military officer with legal training who has the mixed duties of giving advice on legal matters to the group of officers sitting as a court-martial (both judge and jury) and acting as the prosecutor of the accused serviceman ...
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Judge Advocate General
In short they are known as JAG who are the senior officers serving the US army, airforce or navy as incharge of maintaining military law.
Advocate
One who renders legal advice, assistance or argues on behalf of a party before a court or tribunal; a lawyer.
ADVOCATE
A general term for a legal professional who represents a client's interests in the courtroom; this term has no particular standing in English law, but is used in Scotland as an alternative to Barrister.
Advocate: An attorney; one who gives legal advice and pleads for a client in a lawsuit.
Affair: A lawsuit; a matter. Also, a love relationship, usually nonmarital.
Affiant: One who makes an affidavit; a deponent.
advocate (noun) One who assists, defends, or pleads for another; a lawyer in the role of representing a client.
advocate (verb) To speak in favor of, or defend by argument.
aforesaid Before, or already said, mentioned, or recited.
Lay advocate - a paralegal who specializes in representing persons in administrative hearings
Leading question - One which suggests to a witness the answer desired. Prohibited on direct examination.
Term: Advocate
Definition: One who renders legal advice, assistance or argues on behalf of a party before a court or tribunal; a lawyer.
Child advocate: Someone with special training appointed by the court to help a child in a case.
victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
JUDGE ADVOCATE. An officer who, is a member of a court martial. 2.
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Lay Advocate
A representative who is not an attorney. Some lay advocates, such as certain paralegals, have training and experience in representing parties in administrative hearings .
Advocate
A lawyer who speaks on behalf of their client. A witness is not an advocate.
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An advocate, counsel, or official agent employed in preparing, managing, and trying cases in the court.
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"No judge, advocate, notary or officer of justice may acquire litigious rights, on pain of absolute nullity of the sale." ...
Victim Services Advocate: A person who assesses a victim's needs and helps the victim understand the court case, how to exercise their rights and how to access other resources.
Despite historic resistance to ADR by both parties and their advocates, ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent years.
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Definition: A guardian ad litem is an individual who is appointed by the court to be an advocate for a particular child.
Attorney-at-Law - A licensed advocate or counsel authorized by the courts to prepare, manage and try cases in court, to prepare legal documents, or otherwise represent the interests of citizens.
Attorney-At-Law: An advocate, counsel, or official agent employed in preparing, managing, and trying cases in the courts.
: a court-martial that consists of at least three officers, a trial judge advocate, and a defense counsel and that has authority to impose a limited sentence and hear only noncapital cases
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That volunteer acts as the child's advocate in court, giving a judge information on the child's situation and making recommendations for the child's best interests including a safe, permanent home.
A healthcare proxy may also be known as an attorney-in-fact, agent or patient advocate.
Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
See habeas corpus.
Such persons as appeared as speakers (advocates, or counsel) before the court, were said to be "called to the bar", that is, privileged so to appear, speak and otherwise serve in the presence of the judges as "barristers".
named in a healthcare directive or durable power of attorney for finances to make medical decisions for the person who signed the document, called the principal. A healthcare proxy may also be known as an attorney-in-fact, agent or patient advocate.
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