Car Accident Glossary - A
Action: Proceeding taken in a court of law. Synonymous with case, suit, lawsuit.
Affidavit: A written declaration under oath
Allegation: A declaration of a party to an action made in a pleading, stating what he expects to prove.
Alleged: Stated; recited; claimed; asserted; charged.
Appeal: Review of a case by a higher court.
Appearance: The formal proceeding by which a defendant submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
Arbitration: The hearing and settlement of a dispute between opposing parties by a third party whose decision the parties have agreed to accept.
Assigned Risk: A risk not ordinarily acceptable to insurers which is, according to state law, assigned to insurers participating in a plan in which the insurers agree to accept their share of these risks.
Automobile Insurance: A form of insurance that protects against losses involving autos. Examples of coverage types include: bodily injury liability, property damage liability, medical payments, and collision and comprehensive coverage for physical damage to the insured's vehicle.
Affidavit: A written declaration under oath
Allegation: A declaration of a party to an action made in a pleading, stating what he expects to prove.
Alleged: Stated; recited; claimed; asserted; charged.
Appeal: Review of a case by a higher court.
Appearance: The formal proceeding by which a defendant submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
Arbitration: The hearing and settlement of a dispute between opposing parties by a third party whose decision the parties have agreed to accept.
Assigned Risk: A risk not ordinarily acceptable to insurers which is, according to state law, assigned to insurers participating in a plan in which the insurers agree to accept their share of these risks.
Automobile Insurance: A form of insurance that protects against losses involving autos. Examples of coverage types include: bodily injury liability, property damage liability, medical payments, and collision and comprehensive coverage for physical damage to the insured's vehicle.
