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Subject : law
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1. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.






2. A method of determining whether a person is intoxicated using a motor skills test which is administered by testing the driver's speaking ability and/or physical coordination.






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






4. To bear witness to - to affirm to be true or genuine - to certify.






5. 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.






6. Synonymous with reversible error ; an error which warrants the appellate court in reversing the judgment before it.






7. A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.






8. An obligation signed by the accused to secure his or her presence at the trial. This obligation means that the accused may lose money by not properly appearing for the trial. Often referred to simply as bond.






9. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






10. Moving a lawsuit or criminal trial to another place for trial.






11. Summary of a larger work - wherein the principal ideas of the larger work are contained.






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






13. A court officer who has charge of a court session in the matter of keeping order and has custody of the jury.






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






15. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






16. A formal - written statement by legislature declaring - commanding - or prohibiting something.






17. In civil cases when it is necessary to preserve the status quo prior to trial - the court may issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order ordering a party to carry out a specified activity.






18. 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.






19. This phrase - endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval - means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.






20. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.






21. A person who directs a commission; a member of a commission. The officer in charge of a department or bureau of a public service.






22. Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond - upon the promise to return to court.

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23. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.






24. 1. A real or seeming incompatibility between one's private interests and one's public or fiduciary duties. 2. A real or seeming incompatibility between the interests of two of a lawyer's clients - such that the lawyer is disqualified from representin






25. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.






26. A court order directing that an individual be kept in custody - usually in a penal or mental facility.






27. 1. The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. 2. The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.






28. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.






29. In the practice of appellate courts - the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.






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






31. Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited.






32. 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.






33. The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of court - for setting a time for trial or entering orders.






34. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.






35. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






36. To complete the legal requirements (such as signing before witnesses) that make a will valid. Also - to execute a judgment or decree means to put the final judgment of the court into effect.






37. Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford legal representation.






38. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






39. 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.






40. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.






41. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.






42. Trial in which a jury decides issues of fact as opposed to trial only before a judge.






43. The party who complains or sues; one who applies to the court for legal redress. Also called the plaintiff.






44. 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.






45. A failure to respond to a lawsuit within the specified time.






46. The adjournment or postponement of a session - hearing - trial - or other proceeding until a future date.






47. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






48. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.






49. An accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court.CHALLENGE - An objection - such as when an attorney objects at a hearing to the seating of a particular pers






50. An open act showing the intent to commit a crime.