retainer agreement. An advance payment made by a client to a firm or attorney to cover part of the legal fees and/or costs that will be incurred on the client's behalf is called a: Retainer. Billing more than on client for the same billable time is called: Double billing.
Specific performance. A court decree ordering a person to do or to refrain from doing a certain act is known as: An injunction. A plaintiff or defendant in lawsuit is called a: Party. A statement by the court setting forth the applicable law and the reasons for its decision in a case is called: