Personal Injury Glossary Terms: M - O

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Malfeasance: Conduct which is unlawful.

Malpractice: A suit that is brought against a professional person for injuries or losses that were caused as a direct result of that professional’s negligence.

Material Evidence: Physical evidence that is considered relevant to the facts of a case.

Moral Turpitude: Behavior that is opposes honest morals and ethics.

Motion: A request that is formally presented to the court.

Multiplicity of Actions: Repetitive attempts to impose litigation.

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Negligence: The failure to perform an action in a manner that displays a level of care or caution which a cautious person would observe.

Nolle Prosequi: In a civil or criminal case, it is a formal record declaring that the case will not be carried out by the courts.

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Of Counsel: A supporting legal counsel that acts in the capacity as an aid in the preparation and or the management of a case yet, is not the principal attorney in the case.

Opinion Evidence: When a witness is qualified as an expert witness in the case that witness may be allowed to provide an opinion in a matter which is normally not permitted by a witness.

Ordinance: A specific law that has been written by the legislative body of a local, state or federal jurisdiction.

Original Jurisdiction: The presiding court in a legal matter.

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