Divorce Dictionary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jactitation | False and malicious claim to a marriage which has no existence. |
| Jactitation | False and malicious claim to a marriage which has no existence. |
| Join | To become a party to a case. |
| Judge | Officer of the court who presides over proceedings with responsibility to manage a case effectively, ensure correct procedure is followed and issue directions and orders based on the evidence and the law. |
| Judgment | Spoken or written decision of a judge and the reasoning behind it. |
| Judicatory | System of courts of law and tribunals. |
| Judicial Continuity | Principle that a single judge should hear a case from beginning to end. |
| Judicial Discretion | Wide latitude of a judge to make whatever order he thinks appropriate. |
| Judicial Separation | Decree in which the parties remain legally married but the obligations of the marriage cease. |
| Jurat (Latin: “he swears”) | Clause at the end of an affidavit stating the date, place, and name of the person before whom it was sworn. |
| Jurisdiction | Court’s geographical area of influence or its legal power to intervene. |
| Jurisprudence | Body of common law established by case precedents. |
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