Executory contracts - Contracts or leases under which both parties to the agreement have duties remaining to be performed. If a contract or lease is executory, a debtor may assume it (keep the contract) or reject it (terminate the contract).⏎
Mistrial - An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again with the selection of a new jury.⏎
Joint petition - One bankruptcy petition filed by a husband and wife together.⏎
Misdemeanor - An offense punishable by one year of imprisonment or less. See also felony.⏎
Jurisprudence - The study of law and the structure of the legal system⏎