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Subject : law
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1. A formal - written statement by legislature declaring - commanding - or prohibiting something.






2. A court order to protect a person from further harassment - service of process - or discovery.






3. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






4. To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime - the official will bind over the accused - normally by setting bail for the accused's a






5. A lesser offense than a felony and generally punishable by fine or limited jail time - but not in a penitentiary.






6. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.






7. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.






8. An order of the court. A final decree is one that fully and finally disposes of the litigation. Aninterlocutory decree is a preliminary order that often disposes of only part of a lawsuit.






9. A state tax on property that an heir or beneficiary under a will receives from a deceased person's estate. The heir or beneficiary pays this tax.






10. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.






11. A state examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to be admitted and licensed to practice law.






12. A formal written document filed by the prosecutor detailing the criminal charges against the defendant. An alternative to an indictment - it serves to bring a defendant to trial.






13. A defense claim that the accused was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed.






14. To forge - to copy or imitate - without authority or right - and with the purpose to deceive or defraud - by passing off the copy as genuine.






15. To seize or take private property for public use (the police confiscated the weapon).






16. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.






17. The assertion of a right to money or property.






18. The defendant's response to the plaintiff's allegations as stated in a complaint. An item-by-item - paragraph-by-paragraph response to points made in a complaint; part of the pleadings.






19. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






20. A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case - or its presentation on appeal - but who is not the principal attorney for the party.






21. The correction of an error admitted in any process.






22. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree. Also the judgment given.






23. Procedure by which mortgaged property is sold on default of the mortgagor in satisfaction of mortgage debt.






24. Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another - when coupled with the present ability to do so - and any intentional display of force such as would give victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.






25. The wellness of a person's state of mind.






26. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.






27. The finding of the court that an act was committed with the intent of embarrassing the court - disobeying its lawful orders - or obstructing the administration of justice in some way.






28. To sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in money.






29. The unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.






30. 1. A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence for that crime; a prison inmate. 2. To find a person guilty of an offense by either a trial or a plea of guilty.






31. The hearing given to person accused of crime - by a magistrate or judge - to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant the confinement and holding to bail the person accused.






32. A formal - written application to the court requesting judicial action on some matter.






33. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.






34. To clean or clear - such as eliminating inactive records from court files; with respect to civil contempt - to cure the noncompliance that caused the contempt finding.






35. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.






36. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.






37. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.






38. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;






39. To take into one's family the child of another and give him or her the rights - privileges - and duties of a child and heir.






40. The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be released without posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time.






41. The form of verdict in criminal cases where the jury acquits the defendant - finds him or her not guilty.






42. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.






43. An offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent.






44. The act of stopping a judicial proceeding by order of the court.






45. Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure his or her appearance in court. Bail and Bond are often used interchangeably.






46. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.






47. An amendment to a will.

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48. The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his or her conviction by imposing a punishment to be inflicted either in the form of a fine - incarceration or probation.






49. A method of discharging a claim upon agreement by the parties to give and accept something in settlement of the claim.






50. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.