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1. 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






2. A procedure by which a convicted defendant challenges the conviction and/or sentence on the basis of some alleged violation or error.






3. The constitutional prohibition under the Fifth Amendment against a person being put on trial more than once for the same offense.






4. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's personal liberty - whether or not carried out by a peace officer.






5. An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact - that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.






6. To legally certify the innocence of one charged with a crime. To set free - release or discharge from an obligation - burden or accusation. To find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.






7. The initial appearance of an arrested person before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for his or her arrest. Generally the person comes before a judge within hours of the arrest - and are informed of the charges against him or her






8. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.






9. Oral or written request made by a party to an action before - during - or after a trial asking the judge to issue a ruling or order in that party's favor.






10. 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.






11. Any form of cruelty to a child's physical - moral - or mental well-being.






12. Punishment - civil or criminal - generally referring to payment of money.






13. A hearing held for the purpose of deciding issues or fact of law that both parties are disputing.






14. A crime of a more serious nature than a misdemeanor - usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary for more than a year and/or substantial fines.






15. A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess - use - and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed price (rent).






16. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.






17. A statement of all important facts - which all the parties agree is true and correct -which is submitted to a court for ruling.






18. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.






19. A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.






20. 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.






21. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.






22. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.






23. Help - assist - or facilitate the commission of a crime.






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






25. The presence of drugs on the accused for recreational use or for the purpose to sell.






26. A request made after a trial - asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial wasconducted properly. To make such a request is 'to appeal' or 'to take an appeal.'






27. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served simultaneously.






28. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.






29. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.






30. 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.






31. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






32. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






33. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.






34. The act of bringing to an end; termination. The dissolution of a marriage or other relationship.






35. Judicial officer having strictly limited jurisdiction exercising some of the functions of a judge.






36. 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.






37. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.






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






39. A temporary location that is meant to secure the accused while waiting for trial to begin or continue.






40. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.






41. A court order requiring that some action be taken - or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief - such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.






42. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.






43. The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also - the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.






44. Voluntary statement made by one who is a defendant in a criminal trial - which - if true - discloses his or her guilt.






45. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






46. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






47. 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.






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. The time within a plaintiff must begin a lawsuit (in civil cases) or a prosecutor must bring charges (in criminal cases). There are different statutes of limitations at both the federal and state levels for different kinds of lawsuits or crimes.






50. The process of photographing - fingerprinting - and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.







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