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Legal Research Glossary

Table of Authority

An alphabetical list of authorities cited in a brief, usually with subcategories for cases, statues and treatises.

Table of Cases

A list of cases, arranged alphabetically by case names, with citations and references to the body of the publication where the cases are found or treated.

Table of Statutes

A list of statutes with references to the body of the publication where the statutes are treated or construed.

Transcript of Record

The printed record as made up in each case of the proceedings and pleadings necessary for the appellate court to review the history of the case.

Treatise

A scholarly work that provides detailed treatment of a particular area of law, often in a multi-volume set.

Treaty

An agreement between two or more sovereign nations.

Trial

A formal judicial examination of evidence and determination of legal claims in  an adversary proceeding.