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temporary restraining order Judge's order forbidding certain actions until a full hearing can be held to determine whether injunction should be issued. Often referred to as TRO. Compare preliminary injunction.tenancy by the entirety See joint tenancy.tenancy in common Form of legal co-ownership of property in which survivors, when one of the owners dies, do not have rights to decedent's shares of the property. Compare joint tenancy.testamentary capacity Mental ability an individual must have to make a will.testamentary trust Trust set up by a will. Compare living trust.testator Person who makes a will. testimony Evidence given by witness under oath at trial or via affidavit or deposition.theft See larceny.third party Person, business or government agency, etc., not actively involved in a legal proceeding, agreement or transaction, but who is somehow involved.third party Person, business or government agency, etc., not actively involved in a legal proceeding, agreement or transaction, but who is somehow involved.third party Person, business or government agency, etc., not actively involved in a legal proceeding, agreement or transaction, but who is somehow involved.title Legal ownership of property.tort Injury or wrong committed on a person or property of another for which remedy can be sought in civil court, except that which involves a contract.tortfeasor One who commits a tort; a wrong doer.transcript Official record of all testimony and events that occur during a trial or hearing.transfer hearing Hearing in juvenile court to determine whether jurisdiction over a juvenile case should remain in juvenile court or be transferred to adult court.trial de novo A new trial.TRO Temporary Restraining Ordertrue bill Indictment by grand jury. Notation on indictment that charge should go to court. Compare no bill.trust Legal device used to manage real or personal property, established by one person (grantor or settlor) for the benefit of another (beneficiary). A third person (trustee) or the grantor manages the trust.trust agreement or declaration Legal document that sets up a trust.trustee Person or institution that manages a trust.turncoat witness Witness whose testimony was expected to be favorable, but who later becomes an adverse witness.