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* AdoptionConflict: A courtroom battle over who's really the family of a child (usually the biological family versus the adopted family).
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* PersecutingProsecutor: A prosecutor who will do anything and everything to win their case.
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* ThereShouldBeALaw: It's technically not illegal, but it grosses or angers a character so much they verbally wish that there was a law against it.
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* ThereShouldBeALaw: It's technically not illegal, but it grosses or angers a character so much that they verbally wish that there was a law against it.
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* NotaryNonsense: Notaries and notarization depicted unrealistically in fiction, in ways that would either have no bearing in court or be outright detrimental to any case.
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* SentencedWithoutTrial: Someone is condemned for a crime without receiving a trial, despite being specifically entitled to one by whatever legal system exists in the setting.
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* CustodyBattle: Conflict ensues when a couple gets divorced and can't agree who should get custody of the children.
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* CourtroomAntics: It’s where characters involved in the trial engage in foolish behavior in order to make their case.
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* CourtroomAntics: It’s where characters involved in the trial engage in foolish behavior in order to make their case.A court proceeding ends up being wacky instead of serious.
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* UnconventionalCourtroomTactics: Where characters involved in the trial engage in unconventional behavior in order to make their case.
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* JokerJury: A hero is brought into course. Problem being, the judge and jurers are their worst enemy (or enemies, even.)
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* JokerJury: A hero is brought into course.court. Problem being, the judge and jurers are their worst enemy (or enemies, even.)
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'''Bailiff:''' ''Ex Parte '''An index of tropes relating to law, lawyers, and courtrooms.'''''\\
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'''Bailiff:''' ''Ex Parte ''in re '''An index of tropes relating to law, lawyers, and courtrooms.'''''\\
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->'''Judge:''' And if you took the time to read all the entries all the way down here [[TvTropesWillRuinYourLife you are found guilty of spending too much time on TV Tropes]]. Sentence is four words. Bailiff! Call the next case.
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->'''Judge:''' And if you took the time to read all the entries all the way down here [[TvTropesWillRuinYourLife [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife you are found guilty of spending too much time on TV Tropes]]. Sentence is four words. Bailiff! Call the next case.
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* BackfireOnTheWitnessStand: A witness is called to the stand, but their testimony ends up harming rather than helping the side that called them in.
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* BackfireOnTheWitnessStand: A witness is called to the stand, but their testimony ends up harming rather than helping the side that called them in.
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* BailEqualsFreedom: When a work treats paying bail as a one-time fine for freedom, even though that's not how it works in RealLife.\
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* BailEqualsFreedom: When a work treats paying bail as a one-time fine for freedom, even though that's not how it works in RealLife.\
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* BailEqualsFreedom: When a work treats paying bail as a one-time fine for freedom, even though that's not how it works in RealLife.
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* BailEqualsFreedom: When a work treats paying bail as a one-time fine for freedom, even though that's not how it works in RealLife.\
* BackfireOnTheWitnessStand: A witness is called to the stand, but their testimony ends up harming rather than helping the side that called them in.
* BackfireOnTheWitnessStand: A witness is called to the stand, but their testimony ends up harming rather than helping the side that called them in.
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* NeverFilledOutOfficialPaperwork: A situation where not filling out proper paperwork may lead to situations like dismissal or disqualification from a judicial situation.
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* OnlyLawFirmInTown: It seems that in a given location, there's only one law firm that exists to choose from.
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'''Judge:''' Order in the Court. What are the specified charges, er I mean tropes?
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'''Judge:''' Order in the Court. What are the specified charges, er er, I mean tropes?
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* InconvenientlyVanishingExoneratingEvidence: Evidence that could have cleared someone of a charge disappears from the crime scene.
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* HumanityOnTrial: The ''entire human race'' is put on trial, usually represented by one person or a small group of people.
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* GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty: The primary suspect is assumed guilty until the true culprit is revealed.
