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.⏎
Court - Government entity authorized to resolve legal disputes. Judges sometimes use "court" to refer to themselves in the third person, as in "the court has read the briefs."⏎
Discovery - Procedures used to obtain disclosure of evidence before trial.⏎
Dismissal with prejudice - Court action that prevents an identical lawsuit from being filed later.⏎