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Law Vocab
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1. The process by which a judge is disqualified from hearing a case - on his or her own motion or upon the objection of either party.
APPELLEE
BOOKING
RECUSE
CONSIDERATION
2. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.
PROTECTIVE ORDER
CHILD ABUSE
COUNTY JAIL
INTERVENTION
3. A gift - not necessarily of monetary value - given to influence the conduct of the receiver.
BURGLARY
BRIBE
DECREE
DELIBERATE
4. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.
OFFENDER
FORGERY
PETTY THEFT
BANKRUPTCY
5. Money or a written instrument such as a deed that - by agreement between two parties - is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.
ESCROW
JAIL
MOTION DENIED
ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
6. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
FINDING
BATTERY - SPOUSAL
REJOINDER
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
7. One who supervises a person placed on probation and is required to report the progress and to surrender the and conditions of the probation.probationer if they violate the terms
REMEDY
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
POST CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDING
PROBATION OFFICER
8. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.
LEADING QUESTION
JUDGE
NOMINAL PARTY
SETTLOR
9. Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust - a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AID AND ABET
REVOCABLE TRUST
BENEFICIARY
10. A judicial command or order proceeding from a court or judicial officer - directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment - sentence - or decree.
PAROLE EVIDENCE
MANDATE
PIMP
EQUITY
11. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
BIND OVER
ALLEGE
INDECENT EXPOSURE
12. Legal document issued by a court that shows an executor's legal right to take control of assets in the deceased person's name.
COUNTERFEIT
DIVORCE
GAMBLING
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
13. A lawsuit - litigation - or action. Any question - civil or criminal - litigated or contested before a court of justice.
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
CAUSE
STATEMENT - CLOSING
COURT
14. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.
SANCTION
PERSONAL PROPERTY
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
15. Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.
EXPUNGEMENT
CROSS-EXAMINATION
ADOPTION
PLEA BARGAIN
16. The hearing available to a person charged with a felony to determine if there is enough evidence (probable cause) to hold him for trial.
INDIGENT
REPLY
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
IMMUNITY
17. Standard of proof commonly used in civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. It governs the amount of proof that must be offered in order for the plaintiff to win the case.
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
PLEA
PARALEGAL
SEQUESTRATION OF WITNESSES
18. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
DEMURRER
ENJOINING
STAY
CHARGE TO THE JURY
19. A practice whereby a person or place is searched and evidence useful in the investigation and prosecution of a crime is seized or taken. The search is conducted after an order is issued by a judge.
ESTOPPEL
REBUTTAL
PROSECUTION
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
20. Written questions asked by one party in a lawsuit for which the opposing party must provide written answers.
EXHIBIT
INTERROGATORIES
EXCLUSIONARY RULE
MANSLAUGHTER - INVOLUNTARY
21. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.
AGGRAVATED BATTERY
IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
HEARING - PRELIMINARY
22. Objection to the seating of a particular juror for a stated reason (usually bias or prejudice for or against one of the parties in the lawsuit). The judge has the discretion to deny the challenge. This differs from peremptory challenge.
BANKRUPT
CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE
ADOPTION
JUDGMENT
23. The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
HIT AND RUN
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
24. Recovery of land or rental property from another by legal process.
FORGERY
EVICTION
INTERLOCUTORY
REFEREE
25. A formal - written application to the court requesting judicial action on some matter.
PETITION
CONDEMNATION
FOSTER CARE
FINE
26. Questioning the qualifications of an entire jury panel - usually on the ground of partiality or some fault in the process of summoning the panel.
FALSE ARREST
PREJUDICE
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY
STATUS OFFENDERS
27. Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
CHILD MOLESTATION
SETTLEMENT
DAMAGES
28. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.
BOOKMAKING
REBUTTAL
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
DEFAMATION
29. A claim by codefendant or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.
CROSS-CLAIM
ELEMENTS OF A CRIME
ATTACHMENT
MEMORIALIZED
30. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.
FAILURE TO APPEAR
BENCH TRIAL
REVERSE
GOOD TIME
31. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DRUNK DRIVING
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
MITIGATING FACTORS
32. The lawyer who represents a client and is entitled to receive all formal documents from the court or from other parties. Also known as counsel of record.
ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE
DOMICILE
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
33. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
MERITS
MAGISTRATE
BEQUEATH
PROSECUTION
34. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
INVESTIGATION
PENALTY
35. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.
COUNT
MURDER
DISMISS
AFFIDAVIT
36. To state - recite - assert - claim - maintain - charge or set forth. To make an allegation.
CLOSING ARGUMENT
EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
ALLEGE
37. Bail that is kept by the court as a result of not following a court order.
CONFESSION
RAP SHEET
BAIL FORFEITURE
PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE
38. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.
INMATE
FALSE PRETENSES
AUTO TAMPERING
STATUTE
39. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.
COSTS
FORFEITURE
POUR-OVER WILL
RECUSE
40. The legal obligation of parents to contribute to the economic maintenance - including education - of their children. Money paid by one parent to another toward the expenses of the children of the marriage.
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
CHILD SUPPORT
RESTRAINING ORDER
CHARGING DOCUMENT
41. An imaginary situation - incorporating facts previously admitted into evidence - upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation.
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
ROBBERY
BURGLARY
42. The state or condition of a person who is unable to pay his or her debts as they are or become due.
STATUTORY RAPE
PROFFER
BANKRUPT
EMINENT DOMAIN
43. 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.
BANKRUPTCY
CASE
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
44. 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
BENCH
PERJURY
REJOINDER
ALFORD PLEA
45. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.
CORROBORATION
RECOGNIZANCE
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
46. 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.
MAYHEM
JAIL
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
47. A court officer who has charge of a court session in the matter of keeping order and has custody of the jury.
CASE NUMBER
SHERIFF
MISDEMEANOR
BAILIFF
48. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.
ATTACHMENT
DEFENDANT
COUNSEL
BAIL BOND
49. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.
FOSTER CARE
NOMINAL PARTY
DELIBERATE
ATTEST
50. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read
EXPUNGEMENT
CLERK OF COURT
COURT
CODE
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