Collateral - Property that is promised as security for the satisfaction of a debt.⏎
De jure - Latin, meaning "in law." Something that exists by operation of law.⏎
Dismissal with prejudice - Court action that prevents an identical lawsuit from being filed later.⏎
Deposition - An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial. See discovery.⏎
Clerk of court - The court officer who oversees administrative functions, especially managing the flow of cases through the court. The clerk's office is often called a court's central nervous system.⏎