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Subject : law
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1. Cancellation by a court of a warrant before its execution by the arrest of a defendant; also - a process by which a retired judge may be asked to sit on a particular case.






2. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






3. To disagree. An appellate court opinion setting forth the minority view and outlining the disagreement of one or more judges with the decision of the majority.






4. The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moralcertainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminat






5. To refuse a gift made in a will.






6. The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.






7. Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel. Also denotes the fee the client pays when he or she retains the attorney to act for him or her.






8. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






9. A previously decided case that guides the decision of future cases.






10. In some states - the highest appellate court - where it is the Court's discretion whether to hear the case on appeal.






11. Any fact or evidence that leads to a judgment of the court.






12. A special type of guilty plea by which a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State hasufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment. Source: Black's Law Dictionary(1996); North Carolina v. Alf






13. An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business from continuing a particular course of conduct.






14. A lawsuit.






15. A person with legal skills - but who is not an attorney - and who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal skills.






16. A hallowed principle of criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty.






17. A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction.






18. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.






19. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






20. A written statement prepared by the counsel arguing a case in court. It contains a summary of the facts of a case -the pertinent laws - and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting counsel's position.






21. Fatherhood.






22. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.






23. Placing a convicted defendant on conditional probation - the successful completion of which will prevent entry of the underlying judgment of conviction






24. Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start.






25. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.






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






27. 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.






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






29. A coming into court as party or interested person or as a lawyer on behalf of party or interested person.






30. A defense attorney designated by the court to represent a defendant who does not have the funds to retain an attorney. COURT COSTS - The expenses of prosecuting or defending a lawsuit - other than the attorneys' fees. An amount of moneymay be awarded






31. A foundation or basis; points relied on.






32. Responsible for a delinquency - crime - or other offense; not innocent.






33. The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceedings in equity; also refers to the party against whom an appeal is brought. Sometimes called an appellee.






34. 1. An act of omission or commission in violation of law which carries criminal consequences. 2. Criminal activity in general relating to a specific time or place.






35. A place of confinement that is more than a police station and less than a prison. It is usually used to hold persons convicted of misdemeanors or persons awaiting trial.






36. The written statements of fact and law filed by the parties to a lawsuit.






37. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.






38. To act in accordance with - to accept - to obey.






39. A formal charge against a person - to the effect that he has engaged in a punishable offense.






40. To seat a jury. When voir dire is finished and both sides have exercised their challenges - the jury is impaneled.The jurors are sworn in and the trial is ready to proceed.






41. To make it appear that one is guilty of a crime.






42. Property owned in common by husband and wife each having an undivided one-half interest by reason of their marital status. For example - the earnings of one spouse during the marriage do not belong solely to that spouse; the earnings are community pr






43. An oral (unwritten) will.






44. A second examination of a witness by the opposing counsel after the second examination (or redirect examination) by the counsel who called the witness to testify is completed.






45. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.






46. A lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group.






47. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






48. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.






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






50. Inferences drawn from proven facts.