Terminology: Difference between revisions
From Clicklaw Wikibooks
→H
Nate Russell (talk | contribs) (→G) |
Nate Russell (talk | contribs) (→H) |
||
| Line 212: | Line 212: | ||
==H== | ==H== | ||
;hearing:In law, | ;Hague Conventions; Hague Convention:International agreements between different nations. While there are a number of these agreements, the most important in family law is the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, which deals with the return of children from foreign countries to which they have been wrongly taken by a parent. The convention is only binding between signatory nations. | ||
;hearsay:Evidence of which a witness has no direct, personal knowledge. For example, saying that | ;hardship: See "Undue Hardship." | ||
;heirs:In estate law, the people intended or expected to receive property or other | ;hearing:In law, any proceeding before a judicial official to determine questions of law and questions of fact, including the hearing of an application and the hearing of a trial. See “Decision” and “Evidence.” | ||
;hearsay:Evidence of which a witness has no direct, personal knowledge. For example, saying that “Pierre told me that Mitsou trashed the car” or "Mitsou told me she trashed the car" are both hearsay. Hearsay evidence is not admissible, as a witness can only properly give evidence of those facts of which he or she has direct knowledge. There are a number of exceptions to the general rule against hearsay, the most important of which allows certain, limited kinds of hearsay evidence in interim applications, so long as the source of the hearsay information is identified. See “Affidavit,” Applications,” “Evidence” and “Witness.” | |||
;heirs:In estate law, the people intended or expected to receive property or other benefits under a will; a person's direct lineal descendants. See “Executor” and “Will.” | |||
==I== | ==I== | ||
