Docket - A log containing the complete history of each case in the form of brief chronological entries summarizing the court proceedings.⏎
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.⏎
Consumer debts - Debts incurred for personal, as opposed to business, needs.⏎
De facto - Latin, meaning "in fact" or "actually." Something that exists in fact but not as a matter of law.⏎
Conviction - A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.⏎