Legal Terminology Quiz

What is the term for the process of taking legal action?

• Pleadings

• Litigation

• Verdict

• Appeal

Which term refers to the formal statements of the parties to a lawsuit?

• Pleadings

• Summons

• Deposition

• Reply

What is the term for the law that sets the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated?

• Litigation hold

• Statute of limitations

• Voir dire

• Pretrial motion

Who is the person or party who brings a case against another in a court of law?

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

• Trier of facts

• Cross-complaint

Who is the individual or group being accused or sued in a court of law?

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Verdict

• Appeal

What is the term for a document issued by a court that requires a person to appear in court?

• Summons

• Reply

• Motion to dismiss

• Litigation hold

What is a claim made to offset another claim in a legal action?

• Cross-complaint

• Pretrial motion

• Voir dire

• Deposition

What is the term for a written response to a complaint in a legal case?

• Reply

• Verdict

• Appeal

• Pleadings

What is the term for a requirement to preserve all forms of relevant information when litigation is reasonably anticipated?

• Litigation hold

• Motion to dismiss

• Voir dire

• Pretrial motion

What is the term for the process of giving sworn evidence?

• Deposition

• Summons

• Cross-complaint

• Appeal