En banc

In law, an en banc session is a session where a case is heard before all the judges
of a court in other words, before the entire bench rather than by a panel selected
from them. En banc is often used for unusually complex cases or cases considered
to be of greater importance.
Decision
A conclusion reached after an evaluation of facts and law.
As a generic term, decision refers to both administrative and judicial
determinations. It includes final judgments, rulings, and INTER-LOCUTORY or provisional
orders made by the court pending the outcome of the case. Frequently, a decision is
considered the initial step in a rendition by a court of a judgment in an action.
When referring to judicial matters, a decision is not the same as an opinion,
although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. A decision is the
pronouncement of the solution of the court or judgment in a case, while an opinion
is a statement of the reasons for its determination made by the court.
Resolution
The official expression of the opinion or will of a legislative body.
Larceny
The unauthorized taking and removal of the Personal Property of another by an
individual who intends to permanently deprive the owner of it; a crime against the
right of possession.
Larceny generally refers to nonviolent theft. It is a common-law term developed by
the royal courts of England in the seventeenth century. In the United States, most
jurisdictions have eliminated the crime of Larceny from statutory codes, in favor of a
general theft statute.
The crime of larceny was developed to punish the taking of property in nonviolent
face-to-face encounters, and to set it apart from Robbery. Robbery involved some
measure of violence in connection with theft, and the courts did not feel that a
nonviolent theft should warrant the same punishment. Larceny was nevertheless
punished severely. A person convicted of larceny could receive the death penalty or
be sentenced to many years in prison.
Entrapment
The act of government agents or officials that induces a person to commit a crime
he or she is not previously disposed to commit.
Entrapment is a defense to criminal charges when it is established that the agent or
official originated the idea of the crime and induced the accused to engage in it. If
the crime was promoted by a private person who has no connection to the
government, it is not entrapment. A person induced by a friend to sell drugs has no
legal excuse when police are informed that the person has agreed to make the sale.
Deceit
A Misrepresentation made with the express intention of defrauding someone, which
subsequently causes injury to that person.

In order for a statement to be deceit, it must be untrue, made with knowledge of its
falsity, or made in reckless disregard of the truth. The misrepresentation must be
such that it causes harm to another individual.
discretion n. the power of a judge, public official or a private party (under authority
given by contract, trust or will) to make decisions on various matters based on
his/her opinion within general legal guidelines. Examples: 1) a judge may have
discretion as to the amount of a fine or whether to grant a continuance of a trial; 2)
a trustee or executor of an estate may have discretion to divide assets among the
beneficiaries so long as the value to each is approximately equal; 3) a district
attorney may have discretion to charge a crime as a misdemeanor (maximum term
of one year) or felony; 4) a Governor may have discretion to grant a pardon; or 5) a
planning commission may use its discretion to grant or not to grant a variance to a
zoning ordinance.
judicial review
1. the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of legislative or executive
acts.

jump bail v. to fail to appear for a court appearance after depositing (posting) bail
with the intention of avoiding prosecution, sentencing or going to jail. Posting bail
guarantees that the accused person will give up the money if he/she does not show
up in court. It allows the accused person to remain free pending the final decision
on his/her criminal case. In some circumstances a criminal defendant can be
declared to have jumped bail even before missing an appearance in court, if it is
discovered he/she has left the state, the country, disappeared or made plans to flee.
At that point the court can revoke the bail and issue a warrant for the defendant's
arrest. It is also called "skipping" bail.
litigant n. any party to a lawsuit. This means plaintiff, defendant, petitioner,
respondent, cross-complainant, and cross-defendant, but not a witness or attorney.
male factor adjective Any cause of infertility attributable to the malee.g., poor
sperm quantity or function, or reduced motilitywhich make it difficult for a sperm
to fertilise an egg under normal conditions.

malicious
an act done to inflict an injury, not to redress a wrong.
malicious poisoning
laying a bait to poison an animal without the owner's consent.
malicious prosecution
instigating a lawsuit for the purpose of punishing the other person without having a proper
justification for the litigation.
mediation A form of conflict resolution in which the parties of a dispute maintain
an active dialogue moderated by a mediator in an effort to avoid litigation.