a "default" in an action of law occurs when a defendant omits to plead or otherwise defend within the time allowed, or fails to appear at the trial

a type of testimony given by a witness who relates not what he/she knows personally, but what others have told the witness, or what the witness has heard said by others; may be admissible or inadmissi [..]

conduct which falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm

a formal written request to a court, which initiates a special proceeding

the act of going before a qualified officer (e.g., Clerk) and declaring the validity of the document. The officer certifies same, whose certification is known as the acknowledgment

the act of freeing a person from the charge of an offense by means of a decision, verdict or other legal process; to discharge

a civil judicial proceeding whereby one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or prevention of a wrong; requires service of process on adversary party or potentially a [..]

Any location that the defendant, through regular solicitation or advertisement, has held out as its place of business (sec. 308.6 CPLR).

clause of a pleading alleging amount of loss or injury

a temporary postponement of the proceedings of a case until a specified future time