A protective court order is different from a peace order in that protective orders are usually occur between family members or can involve physical issues such as assaults or sexaual acts.

Protective orders can be requested against a party that will include a person someone who has a child with you, someone that you have had sexual relationship with, a person with you have resided with you in the home for ninety days within the last year, certain relatives by blood, marriage, or adoption, an adult person who does not have the physical or mental capacity to provide for their daily needs, children,parents, stepchildren, or stepparents of either you or that resided with either you or the other party for ninety days.

Manslaughter: unlawful killing of another without a specific intent to maim or kill.

Mediation: alternative dispute resolution by which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third person, who helps them solve a problem.

Memorialized: written.

Letters Testamentary: letters of administration of an estate.

Misdemeanor - an offense punishable by not more than one year in county jail or a one thousand dollar fine.

Mistrial is an invalid trial, caused by fundamental error or inability of a jury to reach a decision.

Living Trust - a trust set up & in effect during the lifetime of the grantor of the property.

Malfeasance - evil doing, ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law, maryland peace order.

Mitigating Circumstances are those facts which may be considered as reasons to reduce the degree of blame.

Lis Pendens - a pending lawsuit.

Litigant - a individual involved in a lawsuit.

Mens Rea - the guilty consciousness or intent required to establish criminal responsibility.

Miranda Warning - a warning to a person under arrest of his or her right to remain silent or that any statement that person does make may be used in evidence against him; that he or she has the right to the presence of a lawyer attorney and that if he or she cannot afford an lawyer, one will be appointed for him

Liable: legally responsible.

Libel: published words or pictures that tend to injure a person's reputation..

Lien: a legal claim against another persons property as security for a debt.

Mitigation: reduction of a penalty.

Moot: not subject to a judicial decision as it involves an abstract question because there is no actual controversy, or because the issues do not longer exist.

Limited Jurisdiction having power only over certain kinds of cases.

Magistrate - a judge whose criminal and civil jurisdiction is limited by law to lesser matters. or her prior to any questioning, if he so desires, peace order in maryland.

Malicious Abuse of Process as a tort involving a litigants malicious misuse of the power of the judiciary

Malicious Prosecution - the tort of malicious prosecution no longer exists. It has been merged with Abuse of Process to form a new tort,

Mandamus - a writ issued by a court ordering a public official to perform an act that he or she is required to do by law.

Mandate - an official decree by a court of appeal. <

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