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LEGAL TERMS

• ADOPTION: A judical proceeding which creates the legal relationship of parent
and child.

• ADULT COURT TRAFFIC OFFENSE: A petty misdemeanor traffic offense, or a DWI
offense committed by a juvenile.
• ADULTERY: Voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with someone other
than the offender’s spouse.
• ADVERSE POSSESSION: A means of acquiring the title to property through occupancy
for a specified number of years.
• ADVISE OF COUNSEL: Recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct
made by an attorney to their client.
• ADVISEMENT: When judge takes a matter ‘under advisement’ he/ she privately reviews

and considers the matter presented earlier in open court. The purpose is
to give the matter careful thought and thorough analysis.
• AFFIANT: The person who makes an affidavit.
• AFFIDAVIT: A written statement of facts, given under oath, that is signed by a person
with firsthand knowledge of the facts. An affidavit must be notarized
(signed in the presence of a notary public). See Rules 56.05 through
56.07 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure for more information.

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