Pro se - Representing oneself. Serving as one's own lawyer.⏎
Pleadings - Written statements filed with the court that describe a party's legal or factual assertions about the case.⏎
Peremptory challenge - A district court may grant each side in a civil or criminal trial the right to exclude a certain number of prospective jurors without cause or giving a reason.⏎
Presentence report - A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence.⏎
Property of the estate - All legal or equitable interests of the debtor in property as of the commencement of the case.⏎