Legal Glossary
Understanding Court Terms
Reading about legal matters and Court processes can mean coming across unfamiliar words and abbreviations. The links below can help you look up and hopefully understand some of this terminology.
Legal Glossaries Online
- American Bar Association Glossary
- National Association for Court Management Glossary of Terms
- National Center for State Courts Legal Glossaries and Dictionaries
- Office of the United States Attorneys Legal Terms Glossary
- United States Courts Glossary of Legal Terms
Local Rule Abbreviations
Our Local Rules of Court use many abbreviations. Some of these abbreviations are used also used in other places on this website. The link below will take you to a page of abbreviations, in order by Court division.
Probate and Adoption Terms
On our website we have a page of terms used in Probate matters (such as trusts, wills, etc.), and another page with some definitions of words that relate to adoption (such as alleged parent). If you are involved in these kinds of cases, these definitions may help you when you are reading legal information and/or working with the Court.