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ESLPodcast780–BeingSued

GLOSSARY

tosue–totakesomeonetocourt;togotoalegalcourtandaskthejudgeto

makesomeonepaymoneyforhavingdonesomethingwrongorillegal

*Meghanissuingherneighborbecausehisdogbitherson.

tobeserved–toofficiallyreceivelegalpapersornotificationthatoneisrequired

toappearincourt

*Manycourtdocumentshavetobeservedin.Theycannotbesentvia

faxoremail.

in-housecounsel–alawyerwhoworksforacompanyasanemployeeand

provideslegaladvicetothatcompany

*Inthefirstfewyearsofbusiness,weworkedwithalawfirm.Asourcompany

grew,wehiredafewlawyersandnowweonlyworkwithin-housecounsel.

firm–businessorcompany,especiallyacompanythatprovidesprofessional

services

*Ourconsultingfirmwillhelpyouminimizecostsandizesales.

torepresent(someone)–tospeakonbehalfofsomeone,especiallyinalegal

courtroom,tryingtohelpthatgetwhatheorshewantsorneeds

*We’repayingyou$300anhourtorepresentus,soweexpectyoutoknowall

thedetailsofourcase.

attorney–alawyer;someonewhoistrainedandeducatedinthelawandis

qualifiedandauthorizedtoprovidelegaladvice

*Trentwantstobeanattorney,buthehasn’tdecidedwhetherhewantsto

specializeinbusinesslaworcriminallaw.

rundown–abriefsummaryofsomething;anoverview;thehighlights

*Thefirstfiveminutesofthenewsprogramprovidearundownoftheday’smajor

events.

negligence–failuretousetherightamountofcareorcaution;nottakingcareof

somethingasmuchasoneshould

*Thehousehasbrokenwindowsandaholeintheroof,andisclearlysuffering

fromtheowner’snegligence.

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