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Answer =To respond to a pleading or discovery request; a defendant's
first pleading that addresses the merits of the case.
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Complaint =The initial pleading that starts a civil action and states
the basis for the court's jurisdiction, the basis for the
plaintiff's claim, and the demand for relief.
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Default = The omission or failure to perform a legal or contractual duty.
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Defendant =A person sued in a legal proceeding.
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Demand =To claim as one's due; to require; to seek relief.
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Eviction =The act or process of legally dispossessing a person of land
or rental property.
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Judgment =A court's final determination of the right and obligations
of the parties in a case.
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Notice =Legal notification required by law or agreement.
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Plaintiff =The party who brings a civil suit in a court of law.
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Serve = To make legal delivery of (a notice or process).
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Unlawful Detainer = The unjustifiable retention of the possession of real property
by one whose original entry was lawful, as when a tenant holds
over after lease termination despite the landlord's demand for
possession.
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Writ = A
court's written order, in the name of a state or other competent
legal authority, commanding the addressee to do or refrain from
doing some specified act.
