Appeal

- A request to a supervisory court, usually composed of a panel of judges, to overturn the legal ruling of a lower court.

Annulment

- A legal decree that states that a marriage was never valid. Has the legal effect of wiping out a marriage as though it never existed.

Prenuptial Agreement

- The content of a prenuptial agreement includes provisions for the division of property should the couple divorce and any rights to spousal support during or after the dissolution of marriage.

White-Collar Crimes

- In criminology, white-collar crime was defined as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.

Embezzlement

- Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use of property or money entrusted to that person's care but owned by someone else.

Civil Right Litigation

- When civil rights litigation begins, there is much involved before a case gets to trial. The goal of civil rights litigation is to pursue a lawsuit and settle out of court.

Indecent Exposure

- Indecent exposure can be defined as the display of parts of the human body without clothing in a manner that is contrary to local law and custom.