- MAY: In legal terms, "may" is defined as "optional" or "can."
- MEDIATION: A form of alternate dispute resolution where a neutral third party acts as an intermediary assisting disputants to settle their dispute.
- MINIMUM CONTACTS: The level of a nonresident defendant's connection with or activity in a state that is sufficient under due process to support the assertion of personal jurisdiction under a long-arm statute
- MOTION: An oral or written request by a party before, during or after the trial to issue a ruling or order. Usually a motion concerns an issue within the court's discretion.