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Tangible Personal Property Memorandum (TPPM): A
legal document that is referred to in a will and used
to guide the distribution of tangible personal
property. Temporary Relief: Any form of action by a
court granting one of the parties an order to protect
its interest pending further action by the court.
Temporary Restraining Order: A judge's order
forbidding certain actions until a full hearing can be
held. Usually of short duration. Often referred to as
a TRO.
Technical Errors: Errors committed during a
trial that have not prejudiced the losing party's
rights and therefore are not grounds for reversal on
appeal.
Testamentary Capacity: The legal ability to
make a will.
Testamentary Trust: A trust set up by a
will.
Testator: Person who makes a will (female:
testatrix).
Testimony: Evidence delivered by a witness
at trial either orally at trial or in the written form
of an affidavit or deposition.
Third Party: A person, business, or
government agency not actively involved in a legal
proceeding, agreement, or transaction.
Third Party Benefit:. In insurance law,
third party benefits refer to the amount of available
coverage that the at-fault party has in bodily injury
and property damage.
Third Party Lawsuit: In workers'
compensation law, when an injury is caused by the act
or failure to act of a party other than the employer,
that party is the "third party," and the
injured worker may file a lawsuit against that party.
An example of a third party lawsuit in workplace
injury would be a products liability suit against the
manufacturer of a defective tool.
Third Party litigation: When a lawsuit is
brought against a defendant and that defendant wants
to add another party to the suit, the original
defendant may file a "third party complaint" which
results in a third party litigation or lawsuit.
Third-Party Claim: An action by the
defendant that brings a third party into a lawsuit.
Thrombotic Stroke: Occurs when a blood clot
forms in an artery and blocks blood flow to the brain.
Tipstaff: Court-appointed officer whose duty
it is to serve the judge in a variety of ways while
court is in session. See bailiff.
Title: Legal ownership of property, usually
real property or automobiles.
Tort: In civil law, generally, a wrong or
injury committed against a person or property. A tort
does not include breach of contract.
Tort-Feasor: One who commits a tort.
Tortious: Having the quality of a tort; the
wrongdoer.
Total Disability: In a workers' compensation
case, this is the compensation paid when an injured
employee is totally impaired due to a work-related
injury. Benefits at the total disability rate are
generally two-thirds of wages up to a maximum
compensation rate
Transcript: Official written copy of
proceedings in a case, including hearings,
depositions, and trial. Usually made by a court
reporter.
Traumatic Brain Injury: An insult to the
brain caused by an external physical force that may
produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness
that results in an impairment of cognitive abilities
or physical functioning and/or a disturbance of
behavioral or emotional functioning.
Trespasser: In civil law, a person who
enters land without invitation, permission or
privilege.
Trial: The judicial examination and
determination of issues between the parties to an
action.
Trial Calendar: List maintained by the clerk
of court or the trial judge of cases awaiting trial,
which includes trial dates, names of attorneys
representing parties, and other such information.
Trial Court: The first court to hear the
case, as opposed to an appellate court which hears
appeals of decisions made in trial courts.
Trust: A legal device used to manage real or
personal property, established by one person (the
grantor or settlor) for the benefit of another (the
beneficiary). A third person (the trustee) or the
grantor manages the trust.
Trust Agreement or Declaration: The legal
document that sets up a living trust. Testamentary
trusts are set up in a will.
Trustee: The person or institution that
manages the property put in trust.
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