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Domicile
That place where a person has his true and permanent home. A person may have several residences, but only one domicile
Diversion
Procedures for handling relatively insignificant juvenile problems informally, without referral to Juvenile Court. In criminal cases, the formal continuance of a case for a certain length of time, usually a year, with the goal of dismissal if the defendant meets certain conditions.
Perjury
Lying while under oath
Eschea
In American law, the right of the state to an estate left vacant, to which no one makes a valid claim. Property of a decedent who had no will and no heir’s escheats to the state.
Precedent
A rule of law that is established by an appellate court in an earlier case serves as binding precedent in all subsequent similar cases.
Code
A collection, compendium or revision of laws, rules and regulations enacted by the legislature, i.e., Utah Code Annotated.
Search warrants
In general, an examination, without authority of law, of one's premises or person to find-stolen property or contraband.
Hypothetical question
A form of question generally used for expert witnesses. The examiner states a factual foundation (often based on disputed facts) and asks the expert to draw conclusions based on the hypothetical foundation. The hypothetical question includes only facts already in evidence.
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