Tangible Personal Property Memorandum (TPPM):
A legal document that is referred to in a will and used
to guide the distribution of tangible personal property.
Temporary Relief: Any form of action by a court granting
one of the parties an order to protect its interest
pending further action by the court.
Temporary Restraining Order: A judge's order
forbidding certain actions until a full hearing can be
held. Usually of short duration. Often referred to as a
TRO.
Technical Errors: Errors committed during a
trial that have not prejudiced the losing party's rights
and therefore are not grounds for reversal on appeal.
Testamentary Capacity: The legal ability to
make a will.
Testamentary Trust: A trust set up by a will.
Testator: Person who makes a will (female:
testatrix).
Testimony: Evidence delivered by a witness at
trial either orally at trial or in the written form of
an affidavit or deposition.
Third Party: A person, business, or government
agency not actively involved in a legal proceeding,
agreement, or transaction.
Third Party Benefit:. In insurance law, third
party benefits refer to the amount of available coverage
that the at-fault party has in bodily injury and
property damage.
Third Party Lawsuit: In workers' compensation
law, when an injury is caused by the act or failure to
act of a party other than the employer, that party is
the "third party," and the injured worker may
file a lawsuit against that party. An example of a third
party lawsuit in workplace injury would be a products
liability suit against the manufacturer of a defective
tool.
Third Party litigation: When a lawsuit is
brought against a defendant and that defendant wants to
add another party to the suit, the original defendant
may file a “third party complaint” which results in
a third party litigation or lawsuit.
Third-Party Claim: An action by the defendant
that brings a third party into a lawsuit.
Thrombotic Stroke: Occurs when a blood clot
forms in an artery and blocks blood flow to the brain.
Tipstaff: Court-appointed officer whose duty
it is to serve the judge in a variety of ways while
court is in session. See bailiff.
Title: Legal ownership of property, usually
real property or automobiles.
Tort: In civil law, generally, a wrong or
injury committed against a person or property. A tort
does not include breach of contract.
Tort-Feasor: One who commits a tort.
Tortious: Having the quality of a tort; the
wrongdoer.
Total Disability: In a workers' compensation
case, this is the compensation paid when an injured
employee is totally impaired due to a work-related
injury. Benefits at the total disability rate are
generally two-thirds of wages up to a maximum
compensation rate
Transcript: Official written copy of
proceedings in a case, including hearings, depositions,
and trial. Usually made by a court reporter.
Traumatic Brain Injury: An insult to the brain
caused by an external physical force that may produce a
diminished or altered state of consciousness that
results in an impairment of cognitive abilities or
physical functioning and/or a disturbance of behavioral
or emotional functioning.
Trespasser: In civil law, a person who enters
land without invitation, permission or privilege.
Trial: The judicial examination and
determination of issues between the parties to an
action.
Trial Calendar: List maintained by the clerk
of court or the trial judge of cases awaiting trial,
which includes trial dates, names of attorneys
representing parties, and other such information.
Trial Court: The first court to hear the case,
as opposed to an appellate court which hears appeals of
decisions made in trial courts.
Trust: A legal device used to manage real or
personal property, established by one person (the
grantor or settlor) for the benefit of another (the
beneficiary). A third person (the trustee) or the
grantor manages the trust.
Trust Agreement or Declaration: The legal
document that sets up a living trust. Testamentary
trusts are set up in a will.
Trustee: The person or institution that
manages the property put in trust.
