Legal Terms

Inheritance
— Parts of someone's estate passing to someone on death.
Injunction
— A court order preventing one or more named parties from taking some action. A preliminary injunction often is issued to allow fact-finding, so a judge can determine whether a permanent injunction is justified.
Integrity
— Acting with honesty and morality.
Interest (legal)
— A right, claim or privilege.
Interim proceedings
— In law, interim proceedings are hearings that take place between the first hearing and the final hearing.
Interrogatories
— A form of discovery consisting of written questions to be answered in writing and under oath.
Intestate
— Any person who dies without leaving a will is said to have died intestate.
Issue
— 1. The disputed point between parties in a lawsuit; 2. To send out officially, as in a court issuing an order.