Legal terms
The law is difficult and is often described in technical language. Our glossary provides short descriptions of legal words and terms you will find on this website.
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Sentencing order
A court order that imposes a penalty, such as a fine or imprisonment.
Serve
Formal delivery of legal documents to tell a person or company to go to court or to do or not do something.
Statutory declaration
A written statement that is signed and declared to be true and correct before an authorised witness.
Subpoena
A document compelling a person to attend court to give evidence, to produce a document or do both.
Summary case conference
A discussion between the prosecution and the accused person about an alleged offence(s).
Summary offence
A minor criminal offence that can be heard by a judicial officer.
SummonsA document that tells a person when and where they should go to court.
Suppression order
A court order restricting information from being made public.
